The soul-sucking activity of TV-watching feels better when it is done with other souls. — Mary Schmich Copy Share Image
Thanksgiving without tension is like a Thanksgiving without turkey. It can be done, but it is not the norm. — Mary Schmich Copy Share Image
On an average day, we allow ourselves the fiction that we own a piece of our workplace. That's part of what it… — Mary Schmich Copy Share Image
Linda Tripp has shown that a true friend is an archivist, a biographer. — Mary Schmich Copy Share Image
The movies we love and admire are to some extent a function of who we are when we see them. — Mary Schmich Copy Share Image
Don’t feel guilty if you don’t know what you want to do with your life…the most interesting people I know didn’t know at 22… — Mary Schmich Copy Share Image
Thanksgiving without tension is like a Thanksgiving without turkey. It can be done, but it is not the norm. — Mary Schmich Copy Share Image
Don't waste your time on jealousy; sometimes you're ahead, sometimes you're behind. The race is long, and in the end, it's only with yourself.… — Mary Schmich Copy Share Image
I couldn't have foreseen all the good things that have followed my mother's death. The renewed energy, the surprising sweetness of grief. The tenderness… — Mary Schmich Copy Share Image
On an average day, we allow ourselves the fiction that we own a piece of our workplace. That's part of what it takes to… — Mary Schmich Copy Share Image
Be nice to your siblings. They are your link to the past and the people most likely to stick with you in the future. — Mary Schmich Copy Share Image
Families are ecosystems. Each life grows in response to the lives around it — Mary Schmich Copy Share Image
You can map your life through your favorite movies, and no two people's maps will be the same. — Mary Schmich Copy Share Image
