The publicists are the gatekeepers, and they wield a lot of power. They're the ones giving you access to their clients.
If parents had children who were good sleepers, they assumed this was due to their good parenting, not good luck.
It was like she was thinking, How far can I go with this? How much more can I fit in my life without losing control?
Happy endings always made her cry. It was the relief.
Why did she give up wine for Lent? Polly was more sensible. She had given up strawberry jam. Cecilia had never seen Polly show more than a passing interest in strawberry jam, although now, of course, she was always catching her standing at the open fridge, staring at it longingly. The power of denial.
Everyone wanted to be rich and beautiful, but the truly rich and beautiful had to pretend they were just the same as everyone else.
Those we love don't go away, they sit beside us every day.
Nothing but religion is capable of changing pains into pleasures.
When you are on a great horse, you have the best seat you will ever have.
Uma Thurman is one of the most beautiful women I've ever seen. She has those wicked eyes - it looks like there is such a brain behind those eyes.
Well, well, the world must turn upon its axis, And all mankind turn with it, heads or tails, And live and die, make love and pay our taxes, And as the veering winds shift, shift our sails.