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All Quotes by author - Taylor Jenkins Reid

" As an author and a burgeoning screenwriter, the fact of the matter is I cannot do this alone. "

" As an author, I had spent years writing my stories on my own in a quiet room. My ideas traveled from my brain to my fingers, executed exactly as I saw fit, never veering from my own intent. TV simply doesn't work that way. "

" I am constantly distracted by my own brain when I've completed a paragraph, realized I don't know what comes next, and start opening a browser tab without even realizing it. "

" I am endlessly inspired by both the tenderness that can exist between two people and the excitement of falling in love. I'm very fortunate that I've been able to explore that in novels, a television show, some early development film projects, and essays about my own life. "

" I am methodical about my email inbox, and I always have a physical to-do list. Without those two things, I think I'd lose my mind. "

" I am so fortunate to know people who have believed in me and been there for me in my very best and worst moments. "

" I came across 'The Song of Achilles' by Madeline Miller in one of the most romantic ways one can find a story. I was digging through a pile of used books at my local library when my hand gravitated toward its brilliant teal and glistening gold cover. "

" I can't tell you how many times I've been writing and then found myself seven clicks deep into a Wikipedia entry that I don't even care about. Self-distraction appears to be my version of sleepwalking. "

" I don't think I'm capable of writing without caffeine. And most of the time, that caffeine comes from iced tea. "

" I'd sing all day, every day, all the time if I thought it didn't sound like dying cats. "

" I had moved across the country, taken internships, networked, worked long hours, and called in favors to get there. And I had done it. I was working in Hollywood. So imagine the melancholy I found myself in when I realized that I didn't love casting the way that I always thought I would. "

" I have often lost whole days jumping from one Wikipedia article after another in an attempt to understand the full scope of marriage as an institution. "

" I love being a writer so much that I almost can't believe that I am one. "

" I love reading books that can break my heart. "

" I love writing two narratives! I think concurrent storylines are my favorite way to write a book. "

" I never wanted a big wedding. I never wanted to wear a white dress or throw a bouquet. "

" I sense that by writing both books and television, I've become better at each. "

" It wasn't until I set out to write a novel about marriage that I realized how little I knew about the institution. "

" I've always been drawn to the idea that small choices in our lives could have drastic effects on our future. "

" I've always thought that a good book should be either the entry point inward, to learn about yourself, or a door outward, to open you up to new worlds. "

" I was obsessed with Hollywood from the time I was a kid. I always knew I wanted to live in Los Angeles. "

" I went to Acton-Boxborough Regional High School in Massachusetts and Emerson College in Boston. "

" I worked in feature film casting right out of college and spent a lot of time working with actors, directors, and producers. "

" I write a book a year while creating TV and film projects. And being a writer isn't just writing: I have to chase down paychecks and manage foreign tax payments. I maintain a vibrant relationship with readers and bloggers. And when it comes to Hollywood, I typically have to have fifteen business meetings in the hopes that one leads to a project. "

" Life is too short to be on a diet. "

Life Is Too Short

" My husband makes sacrifices so that I can shine. "

" My passion is capturing what it feels like to love, be it romantic or otherwise. I love to watch two people realize what they meant for each other - and that goes across all media, books, TV, movies, personal essays; everything. "

" Notice the times in your life when you go above and beyond simply because you care so much. "

" Selling a film option and getting a studio on board can be a slow process, and until things are official, you never want to spill the beans. "

" Some days, I'll tell you that everything in life was meant to be and that there is an order to the universe. Other days, I'm convinced it's all a combination of luck and opportunity. "

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