Dinner party Quote by Anne Fadiman

“The next day it's Virginia Woolf who wafts through. Hers is a curiously insistent presence; take your eyes off her for a moment and…

— Kamila Shamsie

“If I were lucky enough to sit by you, I would have talked to you.”

— Stephenie Meyer

“would feel if we just had a really great guest room or a better kitchen, or if I got to speak here or write…

— Brené Brown

“Isn’t this what we want to know about those whom we care about? What is it like, we wonder at each meeting, in shared…

— Sy Montgomery

“I wish I could have known Barbara Bodichon -- and her whole vibrant circle of smart, fearless women friends. I'd like to gather them…

— Terri Windling

“All of the people in the room seemed to take so much for granted: that they would be invited to social events, that they…

— Gail Honeyman

“Never in my wildest dreams did I think I would be writing a cookbook. I never liked helping in the kitchen when I was…

— N.T. Alcuaz

“Mary Kay would come home after being two hours late and sit in her car for a half hour and go through mail and…

— Gregg Olsen

“Poor kid, I thought, to do this to yourself at twenty-three and leave a note that tells me you could have been a writer.…

— Roger Kahn

“No one seemed to understand. I’d go to movies, see friends, but after a couple days I’d catch myself reading plane schedules, looking for…

— Anderson Cooper

“The best line of work for me would be roadside sprite. I'd live quietly by a dust-covered track that people never came across unless…

— Helen Oyeyemi

“Have we arrived?” “Just.” “Verdict?” “My goodman, do I look like your valet?” “No. She was much fairer. With better bedside manner.” “Adorable, pretending…

— Pierce Brown