20 quotes
"Never marry a man you wouldn’t want to be divorced from."
- Nora Ephron
Love
"It seemed to me that the desire to get married — which, I regret to say, I believe is basic and primal in women — is followed almost immediately by an equally basic and primal urge, which is to be single again."
- Nora Ephron
Self-awareness
"The weekend is here! Time to swap to-do lists for bucket lists and coffee cups for cocktails. Let the fun begin!"
- Nora Ephron
Happiness
"Summer bachelors, like summer breezes, are never as cool as they pretend to be."
- Nora Ephron
Relationships
"Reading is escape, and the opposite of escape; it's a way to make contact with reality after a day of making things up."
- Nora Ephron
Inspiration
"and the opposite of escape; it's a way to make contact with reality after a day of making things up, and it's a way of making contact with someone else's imagination after a day that's all too real."
- Nora Ephron
Creativity
"Reading is escape, and the opposite of escape; it's a way to make contact with reality after a day of making things up, and it's a way of making contact with someone else's imagination after a day that's all too real."
- Nora Ephron
Connection to Earth
"Above all, be the heroine of your life, not the victim."
- Nora Ephron
Empowerment
""Above all be the heroine of your life, not the victim.""
- Nora Ephron
Empowerment
"Be the heroine of your life, not the victim."
- Nora Ephron
Empowerment
"Above all be the heroine of your life, not the victim."
- Nora Ephron
Empowerment
"Whatever you choose, however many roads you travel, I hope that you choose not to be a lady. I hope you will find some way to break the rules and make a little trouble out there. And I also hope that you will choose to make some of that trouble on behalf of women."
- Nora Ephron
Ambition
"Reading is escape, and the opposite of escape; it’s a way to make contact with reality after a day of making things up, and it’s a way of making contact with someone else’s imagination after a day that’s all too real."
- Nora Ephron
Reflection
"I hope you will find some way to break the rules and make a little trouble out there. And I also hope that you will choose to make some of that trouble on behalf of women."
- Nora Ephron
Taking Risks
"When your children are teenagers, it’s important to have a dog so that someone in the house is happy to see you."
- Nora Ephron
Family
"The turkey. The sweet potatoes. The stuffing. The pumpkin pie. Is there anything else we all can agree so vehemently about? I don’t think so."
- Nora Ephron
Family
""The turkey. The sweet potatoes. The stuffing. The pumpkin pie. Is there anything else we all can agree so vehemently about? I don't think so.""
- Nora Ephron
Family
"The turkey. The sweet potatoes. The stuffing. The pumpkin pie. Is there anything else we all can agree so vehemently about? I don't think so."
- Nora Ephron
Gratitude
"Don’t you love New York in the fall? It makes me want to buy school supplies. I would send you a bouquet of newly sharpened pencils if I knew your name and address."
- Nora Ephron
Joy
"Don't you love New York in the fall? It makes me want to buy school supplies. I would send you a bouquet of newly sharpened pencils if I knew your name and address."
- Nora Ephron
Joy