Quotes from Lauren Weisberger

For most people, the ringing of a phone was a welcome sign. Someone was trying to reach them, to say hello, ask about their well-being, or make plans. For me, it triggered fear, intense anxiety, and heart-stopping panic.

Naturally I thought she was lying, but I soon came to realize that Hope—along with every other anorexically skinny girl in the office, and most of the guys—was able to accurately evaluate other people's weight. It was just when it came time to look in the mirror that everyone genuinely saw a wildebeest staring back.

If the US Open was a two-week trip to Ibiza, Wimbledon was a meditative hike through a scenic national park.

My favorite so far (and it was still only late afternoon on Monday) was a pleated school-girl skirt by Anna Sui

My eyes swiveled to the sorrowful girl who was currently cowering in the foyer, looking as fearful as a cornered hamster as she trembled and tried not to cry.

Short of death (immediate family only), dismemberment (your own), or nuclear war (only if confirmed by the U.S. government to be directly affecting Manhattan), one was to be present.

It was freezing and dark out, and Miriam's house was homey and warm, and the idea of not being alone another night sounded rather nice.

I would never punish the daughter for the mother's crimes.

This is why I like to handle things by myself. But when she offers her assistance, you really can't control her.

And I haven't even told you the best part. "He's British.

Right now everything is exactly as it should be.

And of course, she wore high-waisted bike shorts, a too-cropped-for-her-age tank

I forked a waffle onto a paper plate and went to cut it, but it immediately collapsed into a soggy pile of dough.

Natalya's nearly naked backside. "I

I said this with the exuberance of telling an infertile couple that they were having twins.

Concentreaza-te asupra ta: fa ce vrei, cand vrei, fara sa-ti bati capul cu lucrurile pe care altii le vor de la tine.

Surprise! It actually felt pretty lousy to have a one-night stand, despite the fact that every so-called empowered friend and tattered waiting-room copy of Cosmo swore that no-strings-attached sex was nothing but fun, fun, fun.

looking about as pleased as if I'd just announced that I had tested positive for syphilis.

and right now I had to contend with a coterie of people who lived and died on the runway.

Jag kupade händerna om tändaren för att skydda lågan från vinden, och när min hud nuddade hans kände jag hur det fladdrade till i bröstet. Var det lust, kärlek eller bara ett tidigt tecken på lungcancer?

I'm addicted to 'Lonely Planet' guides. Naturally, I'll buy one whenever I take a trip somewhere, but it goes beyond that: I've begun buying them for cities and countries I just hope to visit one day.

I'm not a person who would get up at 5 A.M. to write, but I could sacrifice my Friday night and just order in dinner, sit at home and get into it.

It's the hardest thing in the world to dedicate to writing, but if you do that even once a week, after six months or a year you'll have something substantial.

I admit to subscribing to all the celebrity rags. The best part of being an author is if the celebs aren't being ridiculous enough, you can just make it up.