“I self-medicate with fat, carbohydrates, and Jane Austen, my number one drug of choice, my constant companion through every breakup, every disappointment, every crisis. Men might come and go, but Jane Austen was always there. In sickness and in health,… — Laurie Viera Rigler Copy Share Image
“Tonight, however, all I can think of is the juxtaposition of destiny and free will, and whether it makes no difference what I do,… — Laurie Viera Rigler Copy Share Image
“None of my friends knows that most of the sick days I've taken from work are not sick days, but Austen days.” — Laurie Viera Rigler Copy Share Image
“...and I decide to stop inwardly composing the feminist world court's prosecutorial summation to the jury.” — Laurie Viera Rigler Copy Share Image
“But I know that any man whose very presence incites me to nearly throw away my reputation-or whatever shreds of it remain-is someone I… — Laurie Viera Rigler Copy Share Image
“What she said was something about trusting that everything, no matter how horrible it might seem at the moment, ultimately turns out to be… — Laurie Viera Rigler Copy Share Image
“You know, it is a little known fact that thinking is entirely overrated. The world would be a much better place if we all… — Laurie Viera Rigler Copy Share Image
“They say the truth will set you free, but what nobody tells you is that sometimes the truth will also make you miserable.” — Laurie Viera Rigler Copy Share Image
“I cannot imagine a world in which one can read Jane Austen only once.” — Laurie Viera Rigler Copy Share Image
“What Martha Stewart-like demon of a Stepford wife is possessing me?” — Laurie Viera Rigler Copy Share Image
“But see, that's the thing about movies. Nothing is left to the imagination. You read a book, and you see a picture of the… — Laurie Viera Rigler Copy Share Image
“But I do know that any place where there are six novels by the author of Pride and Prejudice must be a very special… — Laurie Viera Rigler Copy Share Image
