--- title: "1 Averted Quotes By Edan Lepucki" description: "1 Averted quotes by Edan Lepucki. Plus more from Edan Lepucki and more Averted sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/091/edan-lepucki-20626_comedy_all-crises-once-averted-become-jokes-661_661949.jpg" --- > [All crises, once averted, become jokes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edan-lepucki/all-crises-once-averted-become-jokes/) [Edan Lepucki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edan-lepucki/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/091/edan-lepucki-20626_comedy_all-crises-once-averted-become-jokes-661_661949.jpg) ## More by Edan Lepucki > [ I am glad it's \[California novel\] resonated with people because, for me, most apocalyptic novels aren't scary, because they feel so very far off. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edan-lepucki/i-am-glad-it-s-california-novel-resonated-with-people-because-for-me/) [Edan Lepucki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edan-lepucki/) > [ The messiness \[in my books\] is nothing like an Atwood novel. For me, the deeper subjects are secrets versus intimacy, and how both beget… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edan-lepucki/the-messiness-in-my-books-is-nothing-like-an-atwood-novel-for-me-the/) [Edan Lepucki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edan-lepucki/) > [It's a bit scary to see my book come true: the recent (if minor) LA earthquakes, Hurricane Sandy, the Boston bomber, and so on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edan-lepucki/it-s-a-bit-scary-to-see-my-book-come-true-the-recent-if-minor-la/) [Edan Lepucki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edan-lepucki/) > [“The thing Lady didn't get, or the thing she'd forgotten, was that being a child was painful too. She was so wrapped up in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edan-lepucki/the-thing-lady-didn-t-get-or-the-thing-she-d-forgotten-was-that-being/) [Edan Lepucki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edan-lepucki/) > [have a much harder time writing stories than novels. I need the expansiveness of a novel and the propulsive energy it provides. When I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edan-lepucki/have-a-much-harder-time-writing-stories-than-novels-i-need-the/) [Edan Lepucki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edan-lepucki/) > [California seemed to me to be all about secrets and the need for safety. And this leads to this thematic messiness I'm still trying…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edan-lepucki/california-seemed-to-me-to-be-all-about-secrets-and-the-need-for/) [Edan Lepucki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edan-lepucki/) > [“Girls who want to be warriors can't afford to be so careless. And: Girls will bleed, and they will cry.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edan-lepucki/girls-who-want-to-be-warriors-can-t-afford-to-be-so-careless-and/) [Edan Lepucki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edan-lepucki/) > [All crises, once averted, become jokes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edan-lepucki/all-crises-once-averted-become-jokes/) [Edan Lepucki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edan-lepucki/) > [“I'm married. And pregnant.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edan-lepucki/i-m-married-and-pregnant/) [Edan Lepucki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edan-lepucki/) > [“The jugness of the jug" was how he explained Heidegger to Cal, as if that explained anything at all.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edan-lepucki/the-jugness-of-the-jug-was-how-he-explained-heidegger-to-cal-as-if/) [Edan Lepucki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edan-lepucki/) > [“With a single refusal, Zachary plucked the apathy off of me like a petal from a flower.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edan-lepucki/with-a-single-refusal-zachary-plucked-the-apathy-off-of-me-like-a/) [Edan Lepucki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edan-lepucki/) > [“There is a moment, when a woman’s foolishness slips into delusion. The former is forgivable, the latter isn’t. You will never live it down.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edan-lepucki/there-is-a-moment-when-a-woman-s-foolishness-slips-into-delusion-the/) [Edan Lepucki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edan-lepucki/) > [I tossed off a mention of the pirates early on. And they became integral to the backstory. Sometimes now I imagine them in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edan-lepucki/i-tossed-off-a-mention-of-the-pirates-early-on-and-they-became/) [Edan Lepucki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edan-lepucki/) > [At Ucross I learned that I am capable of focusing deeply for long periods of time. I love to write. I don't think I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edan-lepucki/at-ucross-i-learned-that-i-am-capable-of-focusing-deeply-for-long/) [Edan Lepucki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edan-lepucki/) > [I suppose that it's my impulse to mine, as a writer, these scary parts of ourselves and the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edan-lepucki/i-suppose-that-it-s-my-impulse-to-mine-as-a-writer-these-scary-parts/) [Edan Lepucki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edan-lepucki/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/averted/edan-lepucki/#itemlist", "name": "1 Averted Quotes By Edan Lepucki", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "All crises, once averted, become jokes.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Edan Lepucki" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edan-lepucki/all-crises-once-averted-become-jokes/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/091/edan-lepucki-20626_comedy_all-crises-once-averted-become-jokes-661_661949.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/091/edan-lepucki-20626_comedy_all-crises-once-averted-become-jokes-661_661949.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/091/edan-lepucki-20626_comedy_all-crises-once-averted-become-jokes-661_661949.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“All crises, once averted, become jokes.” — Edan Lepucki", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/averted/edan-lepucki/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/averted/edan-lepucki/", "name": "Averted Quotes by Edan Lepucki", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/averted/edan-lepucki/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/091/edan-lepucki-20626_comedy_all-crises-once-averted-become-jokes-661_661949.jpg" }, "description": "1 Averted quotes by Edan Lepucki. 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