Quotes from Wendi McLendon-Covey

I can't stand having a messy purse, and it makes me anxious to watch other people dig through their messy purses (especially if it's an expensive designer bag! Don't treat your Chanel like a trash can).

Now, I love playing moms who can't hide their paranoia.

I've never lived in Los Angeles. I've always lived 30 miles away in Long Beach.

Weddings are really good for making you feel terrible about yourself if you're not where you want to be in life.

'M Train' will take you in and out of dreamscapes and reality and remembrances with prose so spare and matter-of-fact that it delivers a much bigger emotional punch. Patti Smith doesn't need to embellish; she just tells her stories... and her stories are incredible.

You know what? At the end of the day, funny is funny. I hope to see the end of all the female cliches that are written in a lot of comedies that are named chick flicks.

My skin is so hypersensitive that I have to cleanse it with oils and then back it up with even more oil. I really am just putting on oil all the time.

I don't take a lot of vacations.

My skin is super sensitive, so an oil-based cleanser is just perfect, rather than some detergent thing that strips it.

I found my Saatva mattress when I was searching for a biodegradable and organic mattress that wouldn't leach chemicals because, believe it or not, I don't like that!

I don't want to outlive my money.

Back when I was growing up, it was like, 'You're too young to know what you want. We're telling you what you want. It doesn't matter if you like it. And you are stupid. Just so you know.'

Most people think of the humidifier as something for arid climates, which I guess most of L.A. is, but it's just generally good for hydrating the skin, no matter what.

On my keychain, I have a citrine crystal in a tiny cage. It's for protection and good vibes.