As we got older, we grew comfortable in roles that met our parents' expectations. Nora was the smart one. Delia, the comedian.… — Hallie Ephron Copy Share Image
Our house was awash in books, and my mother doled out her favorites like they were special treats - which they were. — Hallie Ephron Copy Share Image
The book that made a lasting impression was the one my mother gave each of us when she decided we were ready… — Hallie Ephron Copy Share Image
I don't think anybody in my family meant there to be any pressure for me to write. But our parents were incredibly… — Hallie Ephron Copy Share Image
Phoebe Wolkind Ephron cracked wise like Dorothy Parker and looked like Katharine Hepburn. — Hallie Ephron Copy Share Image
Outlining is like putting on training wheels. It gives me the courage to write, but we always go off the outline. — Hallie Ephron Copy Share Image
I haven't given any thought to collaborating with my sisters. It would be great fun. My daughter Molly is a wonderful writer - someday… — Hallie Ephron Copy Share Image
My rule of writing is that no one can do what you can do, so jealousy or competitiveness are pointless. I am always happy… — Hallie Ephron Copy Share Image
I was an outsider, never quite part of what was going on, always looking in. It turned out to be great preparation for writing… — Hallie Ephron Copy Share Image
The truth is rarely as dreadful or as terrifying as what one imagines. — Hallie Ephron Copy Share Image
A man notices a womans figure when she walks in a room. Women have eight million words for blue; a man says dark blue… — Hallie Ephron Copy Share Image
Even though I got a late start, first publishing an essay when I was 50 years old, I've since written eight suspense novels. — Hallie Ephron Copy Share Image
A man notices a woman's figure when she walks in a room. Women have eight million words for blue; a man says dark blue… — Hallie Ephron Copy Share Image
I'm someone who sits at a computer eight hours a day, and I look in that pinhole camera at the top of my screen… — Hallie Ephron Copy Share Image
As we got older, we grew comfortable in roles that met our parents' expectations. Nora was the smart one. Delia, the comedian. I was… — Hallie Ephron Copy Share Image
When you put your characters in a dire situation, they often do things that surprise even you, so you have to go back and… — Hallie Ephron Copy Share Image
