--- title: "19 Want Quotes By Nora Ephron" description: "19 Want quotes by Nora Ephron. Plus more from Nora Ephron and more Want sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/57e/nora-ephron-1217_divorced_never-marry-a-man-you-wouldn-t-want-to-b_2481478.jpg" --- > [Never marry a man you wouldn't want to be divorced from.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nora-ephron/never-marry-a-man-you-wouldn-t-want-to-be-divorced-from/) [Nora Ephron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nora-ephron/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/57e/nora-ephron-1217_divorced_never-marry-a-man-you-wouldn-t-want-to-b_2481478.jpg) > [If Sigmund Freud had watched Phil Donahue he would never have wondered what women want.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nora-ephron/if-sigmund-freud-had-watched-phil-donahue-he-would-never-have/) [Nora Ephron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nora-ephron/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/614/nora-ephron-1217_freud_if-sigmund-freud-had-watched-phil-donahu_663217.jpg) > [I know that I am essentially a sort of fun-loving person who really just wants to sit around and eat pies.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nora-ephron/i-know-that-i-am-essentially-a-sort-of-fun-loving-person-who-really/) [Nora Ephron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nora-ephron/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/83c/nora-ephron-1217_fun_i-know-that-i-am-essentially-a-sort-of-f_1142861.jpg) > [That's your problem! You don't want to be in love. You want to be in love in a movie.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nora-ephron/that-s-your-problem-you-don-t-want-to-be-in-love-you-want-to-be-in/) [Nora Ephron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nora-ephron/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d23/nora-ephron-1217_inspirational_that-s-your-problem-you-don-t-want-to-be_1155607.jpg) > [ “\[W\]hen you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nora-ephron/w-hen-you-realize-you-want-to-spend-the-rest-of-your-life-with/) [Nora Ephron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nora-ephron/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a05/nora-ephron-1217_life_w-hen-you-realize-you-want-to-spend-the_162161.jpg) > [One of the great things about movies is that it's just that short period of time. It's a bubble. The last thing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nora-ephron/one-of-the-great-things-about-movies-is-that-it-s-just-that-short/) [Nora Ephron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nora-ephron/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bd9/nora-ephron-1217_bubbles_one-of-the-great-things-about-movies-is_1064949.jpg) > [I don't want to be someone that you're settling for. I don't want to be someone that anyone settles for. Marriage is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nora-ephron/i-don-t-want-to-be-someone-that-you-re-settling-for-i-don-t-want-to/) [Nora Ephron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nora-ephron/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a47/nora-ephron-1217_enough_i-don-t-want-to-be-someone-that-you-re-s_1012846.jpg) > [I want to talk to her. I want to have lunch with her. I want her to give me a book she…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nora-ephron/i-want-to-talk-to-her-i-want-to-have-lunch-with-her-i-want-her-to/) [Nora Ephron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nora-ephron/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a14/nora-ephron-1217_believe_i-want-to-talk-to-her-i-want-to-have-lun_944129.jpg) > [I don't know why so much nonsense about age is written - although I can certainly understand that no one really wants…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nora-ephron/i-don-t-know-why-so-much-nonsense-about-age-is-written-although-i-can/) [Nora Ephron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nora-ephron/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c46/nora-ephron-1217_age_i-don-t-know-why-so-much-nonsense-about_1052896.jpg) > [Why do people write books that say it's better to be older than to be younger? It's not better. Even if you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nora-ephron/why-do-people-write-books-that-say-it-s-better-to-be-older-than-to-be/) [Nora Ephron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nora-ephron/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/90b/nora-ephron-1217_age_why-do-people-write-books-that-say-it-s_2839929.jpg) > [Don't you love New York in the fall? It makes me want to buy school supplies. I would send you a bouquet…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nora-ephron/don-t-you-love-new-york-in-the-fall-it-makes-me-want-to-buy-school/) [Nora Ephron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nora-ephron/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1f7/nora-ephron-1217_addresses_don-t-you-love-new-york-in-the-fall-it-m_2878976.jpg) > [No man can be friends with a woman he finds attractive. He always wants to have sex with her. Sex is always…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nora-ephron/no-man-can-be-friends-with-a-woman-he-finds-attractive-he-always/) [Nora Ephron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nora-ephron/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c13/nora-ephron-1217_attractive_no-man-can-be-friends-with-a-woman-he-fi_156287.jpg) > [When I was young, I had a list of things that I wanted in a husband. I knew what he should read…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nora-ephron/when-i-was-young-i-had-a-list-of-things-that-i-wanted-in-a-husband-i/) [Nora Ephron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nora-ephron/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/29f/nora-ephron-1217_blah_when-i-was-young-i-had-a-list-of-things_1497130.jpg) > [You do get to a certain point in life where you have to realistically, I think, understand that the days are getting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nora-ephron/you-do-get-to-a-certain-point-in-life-where-you-have-to-realistically/) [Nora Ephron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nora-ephron/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/136/nora-ephron-1217_believer_you-do-get-to-a-certain-point-in-life-wh_1950424.jpg) > [ \[I\] had gotten to the point where I simply could not make a bad vinaigrette, this was not exactly the stuff of… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nora-ephron/i-had-gotten-to-the-point-where-i-simply-could-not-make-a-bad/) [Nora Ephron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nora-ephron/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/595/nora-ephron-1217_believe_i-had-gotten-to-the-point-where-i-simply_2516041.jpg) > [Sometimes I wonder about my life. I lead a small life - well, valuable, but small - and sometimes I wonder, do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nora-ephron/sometimes-i-wonder-about-my-life-i-lead-a-small-life-well-valuable/) [Nora Ephron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nora-ephron/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9f3/nora-ephron-1217_answers_sometimes-i-wonder-about-my-life-i-lead_252581.jpg) > [Food is one of my favourite things. Though I certainly know lots of people who happen to be happily married who don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nora-ephron/food-is-one-of-my-favourite-things-though-i-certainly-know-lots-of/) [Nora Ephron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nora-ephron/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/786/nora-ephron-1217_asking_food-is-one-of-my-favourite-things-thoug_1095996.jpg) > [The odd thing about this form of communication is you're more likely to talk about nothing than something. But I just want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nora-ephron/the-odd-thing-about-this-form-of-communication-is-you-re-more-likely/) [Nora Ephron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nora-ephron/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d83/nora-ephron-1217_communication_the-odd-thing-about-this-form-of-communi_573825.jpg) > [When you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nora-ephron/when-you-realize-you-want-to-spend-the-rest-of-your-life-with/) [Nora Ephron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nora-ephron/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e05/nora-ephron-1217_life_when-you-realize-you-want-to-spend-the-r_515693.jpg) ## Other authors on Want ## More by Nora Ephron > [ “\[S\]ometimes, when you are a food person, the possible irrelevance of what you are doing doesn’t cross your mind until it’s too late. (Once,… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nora-ephron/s-ometimes-when-you-are-a-food-person-the-possible-irrelevance-of/) [Nora Ephron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nora-ephron/) > [“That's the catch about betrayal, of course: that it feels good, that there's something immensely pleasurable about moving from a complicated relationship which involves…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nora-ephron/that-s-the-catch-about-betrayal-of-course-that-it-feels-good-that/) [Nora Ephron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nora-ephron/) > [“The whole purpose of places like Starbucks is for people with no decision-making ability whatsoever to make six decisions just to buy one cup…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nora-ephron/the-whole-purpose-of-places-like-starbucks-is-for-people-with-no/) [Nora Ephron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nora-ephron/) > [Death is a sniper. It strikes people you love, people you like, people you know - it's everywhere. You could be next. But then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nora-ephron/death-is-a-sniper-it-strikes-people-you-love-people-you-like-people/) [Nora Ephron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nora-ephron/) > ['When you slip on a banana peel, people laugh at you. When you tell people you slipped on a banana peel, it's your laugh.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nora-ephron/when-you-slip-on-a-banana-peel-people-laugh-at-you-when-you-tell/) [Nora Ephron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nora-ephron/) > [“I wish he were better at hailing taxis than I am; on the other hand, I realize that expectation is culturally conditioned, utterly foolish,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nora-ephron/i-wish-he-were-better-at-hailing-taxis-than-i-am-on-the-other-hand-i/) [Nora Ephron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nora-ephron/) > [You enter into a certain amount of madness when you marry a person with pets.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nora-ephron/you-enter-into-a-certain-amount-of-madness-when-you-marry-a-person/) [Nora Ephron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nora-ephron/) > [I never went near the Wellesley College chapel in my four years there, but I am still amazed at the amount of Christian charity…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nora-ephron/i-never-went-near-the-wellesley-college-chapel-in-my-four-years-there/) [Nora Ephron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nora-ephron/) > [You can't call yourself a feminist if you don't believe in the right to abortion.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nora-ephron/you-can-t-call-yourself-a-feminist-if-you-don-t-believe-in-the-right/) [Nora Ephron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nora-ephron/) > [“I always read the last page of a book first so that if I die before I finish I'll know how it turned out.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nora-ephron/i-always-read-the-last-page-of-a-book-first-so-that-if-i-die-before-i/) [Nora Ephron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nora-ephron/) > [“If I was home alone at night, I cooked myself an entire meal from one of these cookbooks. Then I sat down in front…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nora-ephron/if-i-was-home-alone-at-night-i-cooked-myself-an-entire-meal-from-one/) [Nora Ephron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nora-ephron/) > [“The next man I was involved with lived in Boston. He taught me to cook mushrooms. He taught me that if you heat the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nora-ephron/the-next-man-i-was-involved-with-lived-in-boston-he-taught-me-to-cook/) [Nora Ephron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nora-ephron/) > [“Whatever you choose, however many roads you travel, I hope that you choose not to be a lady. I hope you will find some…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nora-ephron/whatever-you-choose-however-many-roads-you-travel-i-hope-that-you/) [Nora Ephron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nora-ephron/) > [A man who finishes a book is always alone when he finishes it...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nora-ephron/a-man-who-finishes-a-book-is-always-alone-when-he-finishes-it/) [Nora Ephron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nora-ephron/) > [“I hear myself saying these words: What this movement is about is options. I say it to friends who are frustrated, or housebound, or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nora-ephron/i-hear-myself-saying-these-words-what-this-movement-is-about-is/) [Nora Ephron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nora-ephron/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/want/nora-ephron/#itemlist", "name": "19 Want Quotes By Nora Ephron", "numberOfItems": 19, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Never marry a man you wouldn't want to be divorced from.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Nora Ephron" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nora-ephron/never-marry-a-man-you-wouldn-t-want-to-be-divorced-from/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/57e/nora-ephron-1217_divorced_never-marry-a-man-you-wouldn-t-want-to-b_2481478.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/57e/nora-ephron-1217_divorced_never-marry-a-man-you-wouldn-t-want-to-b_2481478.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/57e/nora-ephron-1217_divorced_never-marry-a-man-you-wouldn-t-want-to-b_2481478.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Never marry a man you wouldn't want to be divorced from.” — Nora Ephron", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If Sigmund Freud had watched Phil Donahue he would never have wondered what women want.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Nora Ephron" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nora-ephron/if-sigmund-freud-had-watched-phil-donahue-he-would-never-have/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/614/nora-ephron-1217_freud_if-sigmund-freud-had-watched-phil-donahu_663217.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/614/nora-ephron-1217_freud_if-sigmund-freud-had-watched-phil-donahu_663217.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/614/nora-ephron-1217_freud_if-sigmund-freud-had-watched-phil-donahu_663217.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“If Sigmund Freud had watched Phil Donahue he would never have wondered what women want.” — Nora Ephron", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I know that I am essentially a sort of fun-loving person who really just wants to sit around and eat pies.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Nora Ephron" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nora-ephron/i-know-that-i-am-essentially-a-sort-of-fun-loving-person-who-really/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/83c/nora-ephron-1217_fun_i-know-that-i-am-essentially-a-sort-of-f_1142861.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/83c/nora-ephron-1217_fun_i-know-that-i-am-essentially-a-sort-of-f_1142861.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/83c/nora-ephron-1217_fun_i-know-that-i-am-essentially-a-sort-of-f_1142861.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I know that I am essentially a sort of fun-loving person who really just wants to sit around and eat pies.” — Nora Ephron", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "That's your problem! 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