Best Miranda July Sayings
- I made orange juice from concentrate and showed her the trick of squeezing the juice of one real orange into it. It removes the taste… Concentrate
- They wordlessly excused each other for not loving each other as much as they had planned to. There were empty rooms in the house where… Birthmark
- You always feel like you are the only one in the world, like everyone else is crazy for each other, but it's not true. Generally,… Always Feel
- There was nothing in this world that was not a con, suddenly I understood this. Nothing really mattered, and nothing could be lost. Con
- I walked down the hall and saw that [she] was sitting on the floor next to a chair. This is always a bad sign. It's… All
- I could not make a move without making love. Inspirational
- It is terrible to have to ask for anything ever. We wish we were something that needed nothing, like paint. But even paint needs repainting. Anything Ever
- I cried in English, I cried in french, I cried in all the languages, because tears are the same all around the world. All
- That is my problem with life, I rush through it, like I'm being chased. Even things whose whole point is slowness, like drinking relaxing tea.… Chased
- He breathed out the bitter air that makes women doubt everything, and I breathed it in, as I had always done. I expelled my dust,… Air
- She bludgeoned me with a look of such limitless compassion that I immediately began to cry. Began
- She never inquired, but she never recoiled, either. This is a quality that I look for in a person, not recoiling. Inquired
- When she saw my messy desk, she said she was the same way, and there was no dust on the TV, and I was easy… Another Piece
- We don't really believe in mowing the lawn; we do it only to avoid unnecessary engagement with the neighbors. Avoid
- Things usually make sense in time, and even bad decisions have their own kind of correctness. Bad
- When you can see the beauty of a tree, then you will know what love is. Beauty
- He pulled away, but his eyes held my eyes like hands. Eye
- I steeled myself against laughter; I would rather die than laugh. I didn’t laugh, I did not laugh. But I died, I did die. Didn
- Some people are uncomfortable with silences. Not me. I’ve never cared much for call and response. Sometimes I will think of something to say and… Ask
- And why had Deb's last boyfriend dumped her? I dumped him. Maybe you didn't French-kiss him enough. I promise you that wasn't it. Tell me… Boyfriend
- i wondered if i would spend the rest of my life inventing complicated ways to depress myself.. Complicated
- Life is just this way, broken, and I am crazy to hope for something else. Broken
- Don't wait to be sure. Move, move, move. Inspirational
- It was a small thing, but it was a thing, and things have a way of either dying or growing, and it wasn’t dying. Dying
- In an ideal world, we would have been orphans. We felt like orphans and we felt deserving of the pity that orphans get, but embarrassingly… Been