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> [We really set out in all our books to say something. Every one is an effort to bring the reader over and show them our theory as to why what we're talking about needs to be talked about.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emma-mclaughlin/we-really-set-out-in-all-our-books-to-say-something-every-one-is-an/)

[Emma McLaughlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emma-mclaughlin/)

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## More by Emma McLaughlin

> [Valentine's Day: Rubbing singles' noses in their lack of a mate and the noses of couples in their lack of time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emma-mclaughlin/valentine-s-day-rubbing-singles-noses-in-their-lack-of-a-mate-and-the/)

[Emma McLaughlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emma-mclaughlin/)

> [My writing partner, Nicki, and I became obsessed with a monologist who performs unscripted shows equipped with nothing more than scribbled bullet points and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emma-mclaughlin/my-writing-partner-nicki-and-i-became-obsessed-with-a-monologist-who/)

[Emma McLaughlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emma-mclaughlin/)

> [It must be so hard for guys in relationships - to have just one girlfriend completely devoted to taking care of all your whole-grain…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emma-mclaughlin/it-must-be-so-hard-for-guys-in-relationships-to-have-just-one/)

[Emma McLaughlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emma-mclaughlin/)

> [You should totally get implants," she said admiringly in the mirror. I shake my head. "I don't yet know what I'm going to do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emma-mclaughlin/you-should-totally-get-implants-she-said-admiringly-in-the-mirror-i/)

[Emma McLaughlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emma-mclaughlin/)

> [if you'e going to do something, darling, then do it all the way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emma-mclaughlin/if-you-e-going-to-do-something-darling-then-do-it-all-the-way/)

[Emma McLaughlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emma-mclaughlin/)

> [If I could give a shout-out to anything in the childhood world, I have to say 'Daniel Tiger.' I want to write a love…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emma-mclaughlin/if-i-could-give-a-shout-out-to-anything-in-the-childhood-world-i-have/)

[Emma McLaughlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emma-mclaughlin/)

> [We really set out in all our books to say something. Every one is an effort to bring the reader over and show them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emma-mclaughlin/we-really-set-out-in-all-our-books-to-say-something-every-one-is-an/)

[Emma McLaughlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emma-mclaughlin/)

> [“Sure, equal pay, maternity leaves, and pro sports are important. But a girl can't make a free throw from the foul line if her…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emma-mclaughlin/sure-equal-pay-maternity-leaves-and-pro-sports-are-important-but-a/)

[Emma McLaughlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emma-mclaughlin/)

> [“He's entitled not to love me, but he's not entitled to mess with my happy place.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emma-mclaughlin/he-s-entitled-not-to-love-me-but-he-s-not-entitled-to-mess-with-my/)

[Emma McLaughlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emma-mclaughlin/)

> [... keeping her wild-honey-and-chamomile-soaked hair from falling into her oatmeal-and-yogurt face mask](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emma-mclaughlin/keeping-her-wild-honey-and-chamomile-soaked-hair-from-falling-into/)

[Emma McLaughlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emma-mclaughlin/)

> [I think just because you're a mom, it doesn't negate - if anything, you're probably more enhanced - that you're a woman trying to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emma-mclaughlin/i-think-just-because-you-re-a-mom-it-doesn-t-negate-if-anything-you/)

[Emma McLaughlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emma-mclaughlin/)

> [We "chicks" have munched our popcorn while romantic comedies became just comedies, and then each female protagonist got recast for Mathew McConaughey or Seth…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emma-mclaughlin/we-chicks-have-munched-our-popcorn-while-romantic-comedies-became/)

[Emma McLaughlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emma-mclaughlin/)

> [“Being back here—I'm suddenly confronting the enormity of that kind of commitment. And just how much you can fuck someone up if you half-ass…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emma-mclaughlin/being-back-here-i-m-suddenly-confronting-the-enormity-of-that-kind-of/)

[Emma McLaughlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emma-mclaughlin/)

> [I've learned that hurting you feels infinitely worse than being hurt myself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emma-mclaughlin/i-ve-learned-that-hurting-you-feels-infinitely-worse-than-being-hurt/)

[Emma McLaughlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emma-mclaughlin/)

> [For a blink of an eye, there was so much media glare. It was unexpected, and I don't think we realized the magnitude of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emma-mclaughlin/for-a-blink-of-an-eye-there-was-so-much-media-glare-it-was-unexpected/)

[Emma McLaughlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emma-mclaughlin/)

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