Taylor Jenkins Reid Quotes
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Life is too short to be on a diet.
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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.
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I love being a writer so much that I almost can't believe that I am one.
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I never wanted a big wedding. I never wanted to wear a white dress or throw a bouquet.
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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.
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You can't write about an iconic Hollywood star of the sixties without bumping up against Elizabeth Taylor.
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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.
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My husband makes sacrifices so that I can shine.
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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.
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We often compare the experience of writing a book to that of playing God. It is up to us, and only us, to determine what happens to the people we invent. It is for us alone to determine what is good and bad, just and unjust, appropriate and inappropriate for the worlds we create. I love that about writing books.
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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.
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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.
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I worked in feature film casting right out of college and spent a lot of time working with actors, directors, and producers.
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I was obsessed with Hollywood from the time I was a kid. I always knew I wanted to live in Los Angeles.
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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.
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You don't realize how strong you are until you have to help someone else stand up.
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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.
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When my husband and I first got married, I was so shocked at my own level of joy that I was convinced it was all going to come crashing down.
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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.
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I don't think I'm capable of writing without caffeine. And most of the time, that caffeine comes from iced tea.