Quotes by Nora Ephron

About Nora Ephron:

Nora Ephron was an American journalist, essayist, playwright, screenwriter, novelist, producer, director, and blogger.
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With any child entering adolescence, one hunts for signs of health, is desperate for the smallest indication that the child's problems will never be important enough for a television movie.

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Death is a sniper. It strikes people you love, people you like, people you know - it's everywhere. You could be next. But then you turn out not to be. But then again, you could be.

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As far as the men who are running for president are concerned, they aren't even people I would date.

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What will happen to sex after liberation? Frankly, I don't know. It is a great mystery to all of us.

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My mother was a good recreational cook, but what she basically believed about cooking was that if you worked hard and prospered, someone else would do it for you.

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The realization that I may have only a few good years remaining has hit me with real force, and I have done a lot of thinking as a result. I would like to have come up with something profound, but I haven't.

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My mother wanted us to understand that the tragedies of your life one day have the potential to be comic stories the next.

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When you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible.

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Denial has been a way of life for me for many years. I actually believe in denial.

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Beware of men who cry. It's true that men who cry are sensitive to and in touch with feelings, but the only feelings they tend to be sensitive to and in touch with are their own.

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I try to write parts for women that are as complicated and interesting as women actually are.

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Author Bio

  • NameNora Ephron
  • DescriptionFilm director, author screenwriter
  • BornMay 19, 1941
  • DiedJune 26, 2012
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionScreenwriter; Film Producer; Film Director; Journalist; Novelist; Reporter; Essayist; Playwright; Writer; Blogger
  • AwardsBritish Academy Of Film And Television Arts