Environment Quote by Jenny Lawson

“Sane women did not marry tyrants.”

— Stephanie Laurens

“It was rings that big that made our grandmothers think Elizabeth Taylor was a whore.”

— Rainbow Rowell

“The problem with Insanity was how incredibly sane it felt. He bit his tongue and said nothing to the smirking ghost of his father.”

— Matthew Fitzsimmons

I grew up in church. My mom's a minister, and my grandmother was an ordained minister. I was always very mindful of the presence…

— Mahershala Ali

I’m not trying to—What do teenagers say nowadays?” he asked my grandmother.“Get all up in her biznez,” Nana said.Without cracking a smile.“That’s right,” he…

— Gena Showalter

My grandmother was amazing. She completely believed in me and was very encouraging. She would go to the supermarket or the butcher or wherever…

— Marc Jacobs

My shape reminds me a lot of my grandmother, whom I was really close to. She died when I was 13, and we have…

— Lena Dunham

My mother and my grandmother are pioneers of Mexican cuisine in this country, so I grew up in the kitchen. My mom, Zarela Martinez,…

— Aaron Sanchez

AERIN is saturated with the qualities that have surrounded me my entire life, many of which came from my grandmother, Estee: passion, style, hard…

— Aerin Lauder

My family was musical on both sides. My father's family had a famous flautist and a classical pianist. My mother won a contest to…

— Gloria Estefan

My hero among heroes is my grandmother, she's the epitome of strength and I try to mock that strength all the time. She's a…

— Aeriel Miranda

I grew up in Harlem. My grandmother was one of the best cooks around, but the first thing she did on Sunday mornings when…

— Richard Carmona