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> [I was nearly fired from my second job, which was writing press releases for Boston's public television station.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elinor-lipman/i-was-nearly-fired-from-my-second-job-which-was-writing-press/)

[Elinor Lipman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elinor-lipman/)

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## More by Elinor Lipman

> [“That's how it was on Irving Circle and how I was raised: You made the best out of what was within reach, which meant…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elinor-lipman/that-s-how-it-was-on-irving-circle-and-how-i-was-raised-you-made-the/)

[Elinor Lipman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elinor-lipman/)

> [I was a roving guard on the Lowell Hebrew Community Center's girls' basketball team all through high school. My specialty was stealing the ball,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elinor-lipman/i-was-a-roving-guard-on-the-lowell-hebrew-community-center-s-girls/)

[Elinor Lipman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elinor-lipman/)

> [I wear a pedometer, aiming for five miles a day - don't be too impressed; that includes walking around my house and food shopping.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elinor-lipman/i-wear-a-pedometer-aiming-for-five-miles-a-day-don-t-be-too-impressed/)

[Elinor Lipman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elinor-lipman/)

> [Five hundred words a day is what I aim for. And I don't go on to the next chapter until I've polished and polished…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elinor-lipman/five-hundred-words-a-day-is-what-i-aim-for-and-i-don-t-go-on-to-the/)

[Elinor Lipman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elinor-lipman/)

> [An early editor characterized my books as 'romantic comedy for intelligent adults.' I think people see them as funny but kind. I don't set…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elinor-lipman/an-early-editor-characterized-my-books-as-romantic-comedy-for/)

[Elinor Lipman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elinor-lipman/)

> [I was nearly fired from my second job, which was writing press releases for Boston's public television station.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elinor-lipman/i-was-nearly-fired-from-my-second-job-which-was-writing-press/)

[Elinor Lipman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elinor-lipman/)

> [It was a noteworthy lesson, even for someone who'd been fed a daily diet of italicized lessons: that people in high places, luminaries with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elinor-lipman/it-was-a-noteworthy-lesson-even-for-someone-who-d-been-fed-a-daily/)

[Elinor Lipman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elinor-lipman/)

> [My narrators tend to be women with low self-esteem, so I can send them to charm school.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elinor-lipman/my-narrators-tend-to-be-women-with-low-self-esteem-so-i-can-send-them/)

[Elinor Lipman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elinor-lipman/)

> [“There is an old Jewish story, an ordinary Jewish joke. A father was teaching his little son to be less afraid and have more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elinor-lipman/there-is-an-old-jewish-story-an-ordinary-jewish-joke-a-father-was/)

[Elinor Lipman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elinor-lipman/)

> [I watch golf on television, although I don't golf - except for visits to the driving range in spurts.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elinor-lipman/i-watch-golf-on-television-although-i-don-t-golf-except-for-visits-to/)

[Elinor Lipman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elinor-lipman/)

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