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> [We often compare the experience of writing a book to that of playing God. It is up to us, and only us, to determine what happens to the people we invent. It is for us alone to determine what is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taylor-jenkins-reid/we-often-compare-the-experience-of-writing-a-book-to-that-of-playing/)

[Taylor Jenkins Reid](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/taylor-jenkins-reid/)

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## More by Taylor Jenkins Reid

> [“...I'd be interested in any tips you have for somebody starting out.” “Uh-huh,” I said, looking out the window. I decided, as we drove…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taylor-jenkins-reid/i-d-be-interested-in-any-tips-you-have-for-somebody-starting-out-uh/)

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> [“That is the fastest way to ruin a woman’s reputation, after all—to imply that she has not adequately threaded the needle that is being…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taylor-jenkins-reid/that-is-the-fastest-way-to-ruin-a-woman-s-reputation-after-all-to/)

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> [“Isn’t it nice … once you’ve outgrown the ideas of what life should be and you just enjoy what it is.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taylor-jenkins-reid/isn-t-it-nice-once-you-ve-outgrown-the-ideas-of-what-life-should-be/)

[Taylor Jenkins Reid](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/taylor-jenkins-reid/)

> [“Good things don’t wait until you’re ready. Sometimes they come right before, when you’re almost there. And I figured when that happens, you can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taylor-jenkins-reid/good-things-don-t-wait-until-you-re-ready-sometimes-they-come-right/)

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> [When I wrote my first book, I was too scared to find out how people got books published. I was convinced that you needed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taylor-jenkins-reid/when-i-wrote-my-first-book-i-was-too-scared-to-find-out-how-people/)

[Taylor Jenkins Reid](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/taylor-jenkins-reid/)

> [“I’m cynical and I’m bossy, and most people would consider me vaguely immoral.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taylor-jenkins-reid/i-m-cynical-and-i-m-bossy-and-most-people-would-consider-me-vaguely/)

[Taylor Jenkins Reid](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/taylor-jenkins-reid/)

> [“Aurora was romantic and brooding and heartbreaking and volatile all at once. In the age of arena rock, Daisy Jones & The Six managed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taylor-jenkins-reid/aurora-was-romantic-and-brooding-and-heartbreaking-and-volatile-all/)

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> [“It’s always been fascinating to me how things can be simultaneously true and false, how people can be good and bad all in one,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taylor-jenkins-reid/it-s-always-been-fascinating-to-me-how-things-can-be-simultaneously/)

[Taylor Jenkins Reid](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/taylor-jenkins-reid/)

> [“If I want things to change, I have to change how I do things. And probably drastically.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taylor-jenkins-reid/if-i-want-things-to-change-i-have-to-change-how-i-do-things-and/)

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> [“You want that normal family life so bad. You wanted it so bad you met someone at nineteen and never looked back.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taylor-jenkins-reid/you-want-that-normal-family-life-so-bad-you-wanted-it-so-bad-you-met/)

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> [My husband makes sacrifices so that I can shine.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taylor-jenkins-reid/my-husband-makes-sacrifices-so-that-i-can-shine/)

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> [“Isn’t it awfully convenient,” Harry added, “that when men make the rules, the one thing that’s looked down on the most is the one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taylor-jenkins-reid/isn-t-it-awfully-convenient-harry-added-that-when-men-make-the-rules/)

[Taylor Jenkins Reid](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/taylor-jenkins-reid/)

> [“Never let anyone make you feel ordinary.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taylor-jenkins-reid/never-let-anyone-make-you-feel-ordinary/)

[Taylor Jenkins Reid](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/taylor-jenkins-reid/)

> [You don't realize how strong you are until you have to help someone else stand up.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taylor-jenkins-reid/you-don-t-realize-how-strong-you-are-until-you-have-to-help-someone/)

[Taylor Jenkins Reid](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/taylor-jenkins-reid/)

> [You can't write about an iconic Hollywood star of the sixties without bumping up against Elizabeth Taylor.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taylor-jenkins-reid/you-can-t-write-about-an-iconic-hollywood-star-of-the-sixties-without/)

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