I love giving people advice on what to do with their books, but I don't really know how a Kindle Single gets… — Sloane Crosley Copy Share Image
“It is my belief that people who speak of high school with a sugary fondness are bluffing away early-onset Alzeheimer's.” — Sloane Crosley Copy Share Image
I can't see the forest through the trees, except the trees are people. — Sloane Crosley Copy Share Image
I don't understand how you can be a decent writer and not know people. — Sloane Crosley Copy Share Image
The world I describe is about how people live now. It's not about zany people with unlimited, inexplicable funds in an apartment… — Sloane Crosley Copy Share Image
A lot of people are lonely. A lot of people are lonely even when they're surrounded by other people. — Sloane Crosley Copy Share Image
As we grow up, it feels like you should either invite people into your life or not. There should be fewer and… — Sloane Crosley Copy Share Image
I felt like I wasn't doing justice to either side of my life. It wasn't pronounced. Publicity is an awkward thing to… — Sloane Crosley Copy Share Image
Most people don't get lucky. They get human. They get crushes. This means you irrationally mortgage what little logic you own to… — Sloane Crosley Copy Share Image
I thought we had reached an understanding, the institution of marriage and I. Weddings are like the triathalon of female friendship: the… — Sloane Crosley Copy Share Image
I was pretty dorky, but there are tiers of dorkdom and I always had friends, though they were equally dorky. I was… — Sloane Crosley Copy Share Image
I used to think that nails-down-a-chalkboard was the worst sound in the world. Then I moved on to people-eating-cereal-on-the-phone. But only this… — Sloane Crosley Copy Share Image
If I go into a sandwich shop or anywhere that features 'Today's specials' on a chalkboard more than 10 feet away, I… — Sloane Crosley Copy Share Image
There is no such thing as a crazy dog person in New York. Are there people who are completely insane about their… — Sloane Crosley Copy Share Image
It's funny. People often compare me to other humor essayists. They're usually quite nice comparisons; I will accept those gladly. But I… — Sloane Crosley Copy Share Image
I have certain rules that I've established for myself that took a while post-day job to figure out. Everyone says people who… — Sloane Crosley Copy Share Image
The reason that war is such a fascinating subject for writers is because it's a revealer. Put a bunch of people in… — Sloane Crosley Copy Share Image
He also tried to block the doorway when she left him. My mother ducked under his arm, ran to her car, and… — Sloane Crosley Copy Share Image
I think the goal with any writing, but especially narrative nonfiction, is to put the blockade of putting your thoughts in this… — Sloane Crosley Copy Share Image
I can say with a solid degree of authority that I am a selfish person. I spontaneously forget the names of more… — Sloane Crosley Copy Share Image
Our culture's obsession with vintage objects has rendered us unable to separate history from nostalgia. People want heart. They want a chaser… — Sloane Crosley Copy Share Image
There are two kinds of people in this world: those who know where their high school yearbook is and those who do… — Sloane Crosley Copy Share Image
They say it's not the snoring itself but those anxiety-packed moments in between snorts. It's the waiting for the nasal passages of… — Sloane Crosley Copy Share Image
I thought of a high school report I did on the Belgian artist Rene Magritte and a quote I once read from… — Sloane Crosley Copy Share Image
“Names I am most commonly called by telemarketers: Simone, Slain, Siobhan, Flo, Stacey, Susan, Slater, Leanne, and Slow (Yes, my parents named me "Slow".… — Sloane Crosley Copy Share Image
“I’m not sure how the ponies happened, though I have an inkling: “Can I get you anything?” I’ll say, getting up from a dinner… — Sloane Crosley Copy Share Image
As most New Yorkers have done, I have given serious and generous thought to the state of my apartment should I get killed during… — Sloane Crosley Copy Share Image
“If I could just get my partner to see me how she used to - to fall in love with me all over again… — Sloane Crosley Copy Share Image
I don't really think of my essays as being about myself. I know it sounds insane, but I just don't think of them as… — Sloane Crosley Copy Share Image
It takes a level of creative depression to hear 'Girls Just Wanna Have Fun' and weep. — Sloane Crosley Copy Share Image
I wouldn't want to live in Berlin. It's bombed out and there's a lot of techno. — Sloane Crosley Copy Share Image
The reason that war is such a fascinating subject for writers is because it's a revealer. Put a bunch of people in an adrenaline-fuelled,… — Sloane Crosley Copy Share Image
“Shortly after this exchange my roommate suggested we start throwing water balloons at the construction workers. Not really at them because, I know, I… — Sloane Crosley Copy Share Image
When it seems impossible that a deep connection with another person could just go away instead of changing form. It seems impossible that you… — Sloane Crosley Copy Share Image
Because I am a horrible flincher, contact lenses are not an option. I'm always envious of contact-wearers. There are endless reasons to take off… — Sloane Crosley Copy Share Image
