An early editor characterized my books as 'romantic comedy for intelligent adults. ' I think people see them … - Elinor Lipman

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Die-hard conservatives thought that if I couldn't get everything I asked for, I should jump off the cliff with the flag flying-go down in flames. No, if I can get 70 or 80 percent of what it is I'm trying to get. . . I'll take that and then continue to try to get the rest in the future.

Elinor Lipman

An early editor characterized my books as 'romantic comedy for intelligent adults. ' I think people see them as funny but kind. I don't set out to write either funny or kind, but it's a voice they like, quirky like me. . . And you know, people like happy endings.

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It was a noteworthy lesson, even for someone who'd been fed a daily diet of italicized lessons: that people in high places, luminaries with advanced degrees in Classics and in possession of excellent manners, can disappoint you as profoundly as anyone else.

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I was a roving guard on the Lowell Hebrew Community Center's girls' basketball team all through high school. My specialty was stealing the ball, but my only shot was a lay-up.

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I was nearly fired from my second job, which was writing press releases for Boston's public television station.

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I watch golf on television, although I don't golf - except for visits to the driving range in spurts.

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I wear a pedometer, aiming for five miles a day - don't be too impressed; that includes walking around my house and food shopping.

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