Every day each of us wakes up, reaches into drawers and closets, pulls out a costume for the day and proceeds to dress in a style that can only be called preposterous. Mary Schmich callclosetcostume Change image and share on social
Linda Tripp has shown that a true friend is an archivist, a biographer. Mary Schmich archivistbiographerfriend Change image and share on social
'The Hunger Games' isn't for everybody. But neither is 'Anna Karenina.' Mary Schmich annagamehunger Change image and share on social
One thing you might want to learn before you attend the world's largest ukulele lesson is how to say ukulele. Mary Schmich attendlargelearn Change image and share on social
Reading is a discount ticket to everywhere. Mary Schmich discountreadticket Change image and share on social
Don't expect anyone else to support you. Maybe you'll have a trust fund. Maybe you'll have a wealthy spouse. But you never know when either of them might run out. Mary Schmich expectfundrun Change image and share on social
A line from one of my 1997 columns - 'Do one thing every day that scares you' - is now widely attributed to Eleanor Roosevelt, though I have yet to see any evidence that she ever said it and I don't believe she did. She said some things about fear, but not that thing. Mary Schmich attributecolumnday share on social
In twenty years you'll look back at photos of yourself and recall in a way you can't grasp now how much possibility lay before you and how fabulous you really looked. Mary Schmich backfabulousgrasp Change image and share on social
The movies we love and admire are to some extent a function of who we are when we see them. Mary Schmich admireextentfunction Change image and share on social
