--- title: "1 Broken-families Quotes By Taylor Jenkins Reid" description: "1 Broken-families quotes by Taylor Jenkins Reid. Plus more from Taylor Jenkins Reid and more Broken-families sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/78e/taylor-jenkins-reid-2049_broken-families_christina-died-of-a-stroke-in-the-fall-o_645005.jpg" --- > [“Christina died of a stroke in the fall of 1971, at the age of sixty-one. June watched the nurses take her mother's body away. Standing there in the hospital, June felt like she'd been caught in an undertow. How had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taylor-jenkins-reid/christina-died-of-a-stroke-in-the-fall-of-1971-at-the-age-of-sixty/) [Taylor Jenkins Reid](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/taylor-jenkins-reid/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/78e/taylor-jenkins-reid-2049_broken-families_christina-died-of-a-stroke-in-the-fall-o_645005.jpg) ## Other authors on Broken-families - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b004/author-antoinehenri-jomini-14227.jpg) Itayi Garande 12 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/broken-families/itayi-garande/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b008/author-carson-anekeya-31600.jpg) Carson Anekeya 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/broken-families/carson-anekeya/) ## More by Taylor Jenkins Reid > [“...I'd be interested in any tips you have for somebody starting out.” “Uh-huh,” I said, looking out the window. I decided, as we drove…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taylor-jenkins-reid/i-d-be-interested-in-any-tips-you-have-for-somebody-starting-out-uh/) [Taylor Jenkins Reid](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/taylor-jenkins-reid/) > [“That is the fastest way to ruin a woman’s reputation, after all—to imply that she has not adequately threaded the needle that is being…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taylor-jenkins-reid/that-is-the-fastest-way-to-ruin-a-woman-s-reputation-after-all-to/) [Taylor Jenkins Reid](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/taylor-jenkins-reid/) > [“Isn’t it nice … once you’ve outgrown the ideas of what life should be and you just enjoy what it is.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taylor-jenkins-reid/isn-t-it-nice-once-you-ve-outgrown-the-ideas-of-what-life-should-be/) [Taylor Jenkins Reid](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/taylor-jenkins-reid/) > [“Good things don’t wait until you’re ready. Sometimes they come right before, when you’re almost there. And I figured when that happens, you can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taylor-jenkins-reid/good-things-don-t-wait-until-you-re-ready-sometimes-they-come-right/) [Taylor Jenkins Reid](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/taylor-jenkins-reid/) > [When I wrote my first book, I was too scared to find out how people got books published. I was convinced that you needed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taylor-jenkins-reid/when-i-wrote-my-first-book-i-was-too-scared-to-find-out-how-people/) [Taylor Jenkins Reid](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/taylor-jenkins-reid/) > [“I’m cynical and I’m bossy, and most people would consider me vaguely immoral.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taylor-jenkins-reid/i-m-cynical-and-i-m-bossy-and-most-people-would-consider-me-vaguely/) [Taylor Jenkins Reid](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/taylor-jenkins-reid/) > [“Aurora was romantic and brooding and heartbreaking and volatile all at once. In the age of arena rock, Daisy Jones & The Six managed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taylor-jenkins-reid/aurora-was-romantic-and-brooding-and-heartbreaking-and-volatile-all/) [Taylor Jenkins Reid](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/taylor-jenkins-reid/) > [“It’s always been fascinating to me how things can be simultaneously true and false, how people can be good and bad all in one,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taylor-jenkins-reid/it-s-always-been-fascinating-to-me-how-things-can-be-simultaneously/) [Taylor Jenkins Reid](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/taylor-jenkins-reid/) > [“If I want things to change, I have to change how I do things. And probably drastically.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taylor-jenkins-reid/if-i-want-things-to-change-i-have-to-change-how-i-do-things-and/) [Taylor Jenkins Reid](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/taylor-jenkins-reid/) > [“You want that normal family life so bad. You wanted it so bad you met someone at nineteen and never looked back.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taylor-jenkins-reid/you-want-that-normal-family-life-so-bad-you-wanted-it-so-bad-you-met/) [Taylor Jenkins Reid](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/taylor-jenkins-reid/) > [My husband makes sacrifices so that I can shine.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taylor-jenkins-reid/my-husband-makes-sacrifices-so-that-i-can-shine/) [Taylor Jenkins Reid](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/taylor-jenkins-reid/) > [“Isn’t it awfully convenient,” Harry added, “that when men make the rules, the one thing that’s looked down on the most is the one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taylor-jenkins-reid/isn-t-it-awfully-convenient-harry-added-that-when-men-make-the-rules/) [Taylor Jenkins Reid](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/taylor-jenkins-reid/) > [“Never let anyone make you feel ordinary.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taylor-jenkins-reid/never-let-anyone-make-you-feel-ordinary/) [Taylor Jenkins Reid](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/taylor-jenkins-reid/) > [You don't realize how strong you are until you have to help someone else stand up.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taylor-jenkins-reid/you-don-t-realize-how-strong-you-are-until-you-have-to-help-someone/) [Taylor Jenkins Reid](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/taylor-jenkins-reid/) > [You can't write about an iconic Hollywood star of the sixties without bumping up against Elizabeth Taylor.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taylor-jenkins-reid/you-can-t-write-about-an-iconic-hollywood-star-of-the-sixties-without/) [Taylor Jenkins Reid](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/taylor-jenkins-reid/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/broken-families/taylor-jenkins-reid/#itemlist", "name": "1 Broken-families Quotes By Taylor Jenkins Reid", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Christina died of a stroke in the fall of 1971, at the age of sixty-one. 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