“I've lived long enough to know that life doesn't always stick to the rules...The perfectly impossible and absolutely ridiculous keep happening all… — Elizabeth Winder Hollywood Copy Share Image
“I suppose that was an example of close attention to detail that is common to writers and artists. It is imperative, whether… — Elizabeth Winder Art Copy Share Image
“The serious Sylvia was agonizing over the execution of the Rosenbergs and McCarthyism; others were delighting to dream over trousseau lingerie at… — Elizabeth Winder Mccarthyism Copy Share Image
“When I was doing the Mademoiselle application my husband would peer over my shoulder and say, "What are you doing competing with… — Elizabeth Winder Dreams Copy Share Image
“It was in this atmosphere of boozy wistfulness and dizzy exhaustion that Sylvia- along with Carol LeVarn- took her suitcase to the… — Elizabeth Winder Happiness Copy Share Image
“Life is amazingly simplified,” she wrote in her journal, “now that the recalcitrant forsythia has at last decided to come and blurt… — Elizabeth Winder Happiness Copy Share Image
“New York is unruly, tangled. The city woos first, then mangles, then pastes back together in a fresh, dazzling mosaic.” — Elizabeth Winder New york city Copy Share Image
“Judgement is so often a thwarted, frustrated expression of envy.” — Elizabeth Winder Envy Copy Share Image
“However vivid they might be, past images and future delights did not protect Sylvia from the present, which "rules despotic over pale… — Elizabeth Winder Anxiety Copy Share Image
“With headlines like "Marry Now or Never," the specter of marriage loomed. It was a constant fear, a threat, a reminder. But… — Elizabeth Winder Complacency Copy Share Image
“That none discussed their doubts, that they assumed everyone else was just having a grand time of it and felt at ease… — Elizabeth Winder Doubt Copy Share Image
“This is the story of an electrically alive young woman on the brink of her adult life. An artist equally attuned to… — Elizabeth Winder Adult life Copy Share Image
“It is perhaps fortunate that Sylvia was oblivious to the commotion behind the scenes. Apparently, Henry O. Teltscher had written a letter… — Elizabeth Winder Behind the scenes Copy Share Image
“We knew she [Sylvia] was unusual, because of the seriousness with which she was treated, the lofty importance of her job as… — Elizabeth Winder Greatness Copy Share Image
“Life happens so fast and furiously that there is hardly any time to assimilate it.” — Elizabeth Winder Life Copy Share Image
“For the next nine months, Sylvia would report on campus trends, politics, tastes, style. It was an honor, but it was grueling.… — Elizabeth Winder Best friend Copy Share Image
“These were the new girls of New York- complete with rapid heartbeats from too much nicotine and coffee. They were nervous and… — Elizabeth Winder Fashion Copy Share Image
“Sylvia quotes Dick as telling her: "I am afraid the demands of wifehood and motherhood would preoccupy you too much to allow… — Elizabeth Winder Double standards Copy Share Image
“New clothes left Sylvia reeling with happiness. For Sylvia, a shopping list was a poem. She always shopped alone - it suited… — Elizabeth Winder Aesthetics Copy Share Image
“For years I wondered what was her curious power, her ability to attract all kinds of people to her and to use… — Elizabeth Winder Attractions Copy Share Image
“...she could not stick by the golden mean...was always anxious to experiment in extremes...to find out what was enough by indulging herself… — Elizabeth Winder Drama Copy Share Image
“She was restless. She drove a little too fast, swam a little too far offshore. She hitchhiked. She skied recklessly. While Sylvia's… — Elizabeth Winder Life Copy Share Image
“Out of the blue Sylvia said, ‘People are like boxes. You would like to open them up and see what’s inside, but… — Elizabeth Winder People Copy Share Image
“Her romances often seemed like dalliances; she enjoyed male company and blossomed in its presence, but she did not appear to care… — Elizabeth Winder Attention Copy Share Image
“Sylvia rarely flattered the men in her life- she envied them. She was far more likely to compete with a man than… — Elizabeth Winder Careers Copy Share Image
