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" 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. "

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" Starting with 'Forever, Interrupted,' I somehow convinced myself that in order to create content, I had to consume content. What this means is that I have legitimized binge-watching television and told myself that I must do it for work. "

Taylor Jenkins Reid

Create

Myself

Order

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

" When I was a kid, all I ever wanted was to be famous. "

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

Taylor Jenkins Reid

Best

I Am

" Think both big and small. Loving to bake doesn't only mean becoming a baker. It could mean starting a blog, becoming a food photographer, or going into organic chemistry. "

" There are, essentially, as many opinions on marriage as there are people in the world. "

" You can't write about an iconic Hollywood star of the sixties without bumping up against Elizabeth Taylor. "

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

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

" When I wrote my first book, I was too scared to find out how people got books published. I was convinced that you needed some sort of magical potion that I didn't have. "

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

" You don't realize how strong you are until you have to help someone else stand up. "

Taylor Jenkins Reid

Stand

You

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

" There is nothing quite like having your book read and truly understood. It's all the better when it's someone who knows how to go out there and sell it. "

" Sometimes you are strong, sometimes you are weak. "

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

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

Taylor Jenkins Reid

Believe

Love

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Why did I elope with my husband after knowing him for only four months? I wish I could show people the picture of the two of us that night and have them feel what I felt. But it's just a picture. It can only capture how things looked, not how they felt. "

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

" 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. "

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