Judith Rossner

I knew I'd have to go to work in real estate or something else or I could never finish my novel.

I'm a lousy journalist.

The more interesting the 9-to-5 work is, the more it takes away from my real work, which is writing.

It took me realizing that a broken heart has never actually killed anyone to find the courage to ask for what I want, in just about every situation. That was part of my own growing up.

It's good to like yourself, and that only comes from hard work, from doing. But vanity is dangerous; it can trip you badly.

It took me realizing that a broken heart has never actually killed anyone to find the courage to ask for what I want, in just about every situation. That was part of my own growing up.