Women Quotes by Nora Ephron

10 Women quotes by Nora Ephron

Nora Ephron’s sharp humor and keen eye for everyday moments shine in these ten short quotes. They capture her playful yet insightful take on women’s lives, perfect for a quick, smile‑inducing read.

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Whenever I get married, I start buying Gourmet magazine.

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Above all, be the heroine of your life, not the victim.

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Look at the parts the Oscar-nominated actresses played this year: hooker, hooker, hooker, hooker, and nun.

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“The desire to get married is a basic and primal instinct in women. It's followed by another basic and primal instinct: the…

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I cannot understand any woman's wanting to be the first woman to do anything. ... It is a devastating burden and I…

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These days most women have jobs that last way too long. A lot of people in New York barely have time to…

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“Whatever you choose, however many roads you travel, I hope that you choose not to be a lady. I hope you will…

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We weren't meant to have futures, we were meant to marry them. We weren't meant to have politics, or careers that mattered,…

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Whatever you choose, however many roads you travel, I hope that you choose not to be a lady. I hope you will…

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Maybe young women don't wonder whether they can have it all any longer, but in case any of you are wondering, of…

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'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.'

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“I wish he were better at hailing taxis than I am; on the other hand, I realize that expectation is culturally conditioned, utterly foolish,…

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You enter into a certain amount of madness when you marry a person with pets.

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I never went near the Wellesley College chapel in my four years there, but I am still amazed at the amount of Christian charity…

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You can't call yourself a feminist if you don't believe in the right to abortion.

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“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.”

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“If I was home alone at night, I cooked myself an entire meal from one of these cookbooks. Then I sat down in front…

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“The next man I was involved with lived in Boston. He taught me to cook mushrooms. He taught me that if you heat the…

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“Whatever you choose, however many roads you travel, I hope that you choose not to be a lady. I hope you will find some…

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A man who finishes a book is always alone when he finishes it...

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“I hear myself saying these words: What this movement is about is options. I say it to friends who are frustrated, or housebound, or…

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