“being able to work in a robe and slippers was one of the greatest perks of being a writer.” — Wendy Wax Robe Copy Share Image
“I’ve been pinching our pennies so tightly that Abraham Lincoln’s face is imprinted on my fingers.” — Wendy Wax Money Copy Share Image
“it was, in fact, possible to accidentally accelerate in reverse.” — Wendy Wax Accidentally Copy Share Image
“satellite TV—as always amazed that there could be so many options and so little to watch.” — Wendy Wax Satellite Copy Share Image
“Mallory sat propped up in bed, her laptop, appropriately enough, in her lap,” — Wendy Wax Laptop Copy Share Image
“The only important thing in a book is the meaning it has for you. —W. SOMERSET MAUGHAM” — Wendy Wax Book Copy Share Image
“Getting older is definitely not for sissies.” But then neither, it seemed, was marriage.” — Wendy Wax Getting older Copy Share Image
“There’d been so many things she’d thought she’d known when in fact she’d barely understood the smallest thing.” — Wendy Wax Heart Copy Share Image
“I had one celebrity, who shall remain nameless,” Nicole said when pumped for stories about her high-profile clients, “who wouldn’t consider dating… — Wendy Wax Celebrity Copy Share Image
“whenever I do a signing or a talk, people are really curious about the business and the whole creative process.” — Wendy Wax Business Copy Share Image
“Men and women of God are full of strength and wisdom; they are full of can-do power. There is nothing in your… — Wendy Wax Men and women Copy Share Image
“They prided themselves on being honest with each other, but they were women. Sometimes they put protecting feelings above the truth. Or… — Wendy Wax Asking for help Copy Share Image
“When you can sit down and produce a four-hundred-page manuscript that can transport a reader somewhere else for a spell, maybe I’ll… — Wendy Wax Books Copy Share Image
“A summer full of cheap food, folding chairs, and home-cooked meals. Those good times were so going to roll.” — Wendy Wax Cheap food Copy Share Image
“Somehow she’d clabbered together a series of student loans to get her undergraduate degree at Boston College. Her graduation gift to herself… — Wendy Wax College graduation Copy Share Image
“We honeymooned on the SS Franklin,” Max said. “We were the onboard entertainment even though it was Millie’s first time onstage. When… — Wendy Wax First time Copy Share Image
“She wrote for years, one book after another, just trying to get somewhere. At one point, despite all the roadblocks her publisher… — Wendy Wax Books Copy Share Image
“The discomfort she felt with Avery Lawford was nothing compared to what she felt when their third partner arrived a few moments… — Wendy Wax Red carpet Copy Share Image
“began to pray in earnest. She realized as she did so that she hadn’t addressed God in any way since her father’s… — Wendy Wax Five years Copy Share Image
“The last time you gave me ‘Hightower detail’ he caught me with his underwear in my hands.” “I’m sorry I missed that.”… — Wendy Wax Last time Copy Share Image
“Either way would give her a shot at covering their most pressing expenses until Malcolm Dyer was found and the remainder of… — Wendy Wax Heart Copy Share Image
“They looked at each other. “I don’t understand it. But I know who sent it.” Maddie Singer’s thumbs and her iPhone were… — Wendy Wax Sent Maddie Copy Share Image
“Dottie, spray her hair some more so that it can’t fall forward. It’s hiding her, um, profile.” This was Jonathan the director’s… — Wendy Wax Cleavage Copy Share Image
“But what I wanted to capture was the connection we felt, feel, for each other. And how it enhances our work and,… — Wendy Wax Car crash Copy Share Image
“the Beaux Arts building’s grand Corinthian columns and its three immense archways. Two majestic marble lions served as bookends. Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia… — Wendy Wax Art Copy Share Image
“We’re professional liars, aren’t we? It’s our job to keep the story interesting.” — Wendy Wax Liars Copy Share Image
“I got my first driver’s license in Michigan when I turned twelve.” — Wendy Wax Michigan Copy Share Image
“There isn’t a lot a mother won’t do for her child, Kyra. It’s sort of hardwired into our DNA.” — Wendy Wax Children Copy Share Image
“The hangers that held his hanging clothes had been aligned in the same direction. All of it had been arranged by color.” — Wendy Wax Hangers Copy Share Image
“ladies’ clothing aisle—strategically located just past the automotive section—where Avery and Madeline selected some of the ugliest shorts and T-shirts Nicole had… — Wendy Wax Fashion Copy Share Image
“the number of models per square foot here on South Beach was higher than anywhere else in the world and that commercial… — Wendy Wax South beach Copy Share Image
“the fact that her children were so obviously living their own lives was bittersweet. Their independence was what you hoped for and… — Wendy Wax Bittersweet Copy Share Image
“If you just send me the tuition money for summer session, I’ll . . .” “No.” “What?” Clearly it had never occurred… — Wendy Wax Money Copy Share Image
“She waited for one of them to say something that might facilitate a more in-depth conversation, something that might bridge the distance… — Wendy Wax Communication Copy Share Image
“it seemed efficient cargo area filling was yet another suburban skill at which Madeline Singer excelled.” — Wendy Wax Madeline Singer Copy Share Image
“Working with your ex-husband was almost as much fun as a double root canal. Without anesthesia. Doing it in front of television… — Wendy Wax Copy Share Image
“Never let them see you sweat. Nicole Grant, former dating guru and A-list matchmaker, knew it was a bad sign when the… — Wendy Wax Deodorant Copy Share Image
“There are three rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are. —W. SOMERSET MAUGHAM” — Wendy Wax Books Copy Share Image
“Madeline Singer had recently achieved two things that surprised her: a senior citizen discount; and the legal right to date.” — Wendy Wax Senior citizen Copy Share Image
