Wendy Wasserstein

Our lives are not totally random. We make commitments, we cause things to happen.

Sometimes I want to clean up my desk and go out and say, respect me, I'm a respectable grown-up, and other times I just want to jump into a paper bag and shake and bake myself to death.

Dont live down to expectations. Go out there and do something remarkable.

Because of Mozart, it's all over after the age of seven.

The real reason for comedy is to hide the pain.

No matter how lonely you get or how many birth announcements you receive the trick is not to get frightened. Theres nothing wrong with being alone.

Don't live down to expectations. Go out there and do something remarkable.

The signature of a truly enviable woman is the tenacity and continuity of her women friends.

Being a grownup means assuming responsibility for yourself, for your children, and - here's the big curve - for your parents.