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" 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. "

Taylor Jenkins Reid

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" 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. "

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" 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. "

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Taylor Jenkins Reid

Believe

Love

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

" 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. "

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

Taylor Jenkins Reid

Stand

You

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

" 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 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. "

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

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

" Writing for TV entails saying every dumb idea that comes into your head to a room of people. And doing so with the confidence that it doesn't make you look like an idiot. "

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

" You have to know your value, demand to be respected, speak your mind, and dare to ask for what you want. I struggle with every single one of these. "

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

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" 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. "

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