Quotes from Taylor Jenkins Reid

It wasn't until I set out to write a novel about marriage that I realized how little I knew about the institution.

As an author, I had spent years writing my stories on my own in a quiet room. My ideas traveled from my brain to my fingers, executed exactly as I saw fit, never veering from my own intent. TV simply doesn't work that way.

I had moved across the country, taken internships, networked, worked long hours, and called in favors to get there. And I had done it. I was working in Hollywood. So imagine the melancholy I found myself in when I realized that I didn't love casting the way that I always thought I would.

I am methodical about my email inbox, and I always have a physical to-do list. Without those two things, I think I'd lose my mind.

My passion is capturing what it feels like to love, be it romantic or otherwise. I love to watch two people realize what they meant for each other - and that goes across all media, books, TV, movies, personal essays; everything.

I am endlessly inspired by both the tenderness that can exist between two people and the excitement of falling in love. I'm very fortunate that I've been able to explore that in novels, a television show, some early development film projects, and essays about my own life.

Selling a film option and getting a studio on board can be a slow process, and until things are official, you never want to spill the beans.

I love writing two narratives! I think concurrent storylines are my favorite way to write a book.

You don't realize how strong you are until you have to help someone else stand up.

Some days, I'll tell you that everything in life was meant to be and that there is an order to the universe. Other days, I'm convinced it's all a combination of luck and opportunity.

Notice the times in your life when you go above and beyond simply because you care so much.

There are, essentially, as many opinions on marriage as there are people in the world.

I write a book a year while creating TV and film projects. And being a writer isn't just writing: I have to chase down paychecks and manage foreign tax payments. I maintain a vibrant relationship with readers and bloggers. And when it comes to Hollywood, I typically have to have fifteen business meetings in the hopes that one leads to a project.

I was obsessed with Hollywood from the time I was a kid. I always knew I wanted to live in Los Angeles.