Quotes About Nora

As Nora Ephron said once: "Well, I feel terrible about the metaphor, but what can I do? It's like the whale, you know?" And

Man.God.Roarke. An interesting and flattering lineup.

Do you always get away with the outrageous?" "Mostly. Are you always s beautiful in the morning?" "Don't waste your charm." "It's all right, I have more.

She shrieked. "Nora! What happened to the banister!" Good thing she hadn't seen her bedroom yet.

I'd love to tackle a classic Shakespeare play or take on Nora Helmer in 'A Doll's House.' Musical theater, it's the classics like Rodgers and Hammerstein and Cole Porter's 'Kiss Me Kate.' I'm much more a Julie Andrews-type soprano than an Idina Menzel.

As an amputated hand cannot be disowned because it is experiencing a futurity, of which the victim is its forebear, so Robin was an amputation that Nora could not renounce.

Just wanting Nora- wanting something that wasn't a drug- was such a novelty, such a world-changingly unlikely circumstance, I was afraid to breathe for fear it would all turn out to be some near-death hallucination.

Amalia could hardly keep from crying as she threw out the butts from the ashtray: 'Nora, even drinking is better than smoking. It goes without saying that it's bad for you, but the smell is also disgusting! Chekhov said that kissing a woman who smokes is like licking an ashtray!' Nora dismissed her with a wave of the hand and said, laughing, 'Mama, Chekhov and I will never have to kiss anyway.

You don't find time to write. You make time. It's my job.

But Nora had said, "Oh, no. I don't believe in dative evangelizing." Abby had repeated this later to the girls: "She doesn't believe in 'dative evangelizing.

If you write in category, you write knowing there's a framework, there are reader expectations.

I'd like to play something classical. I'm in the Strindberg society, and we do readings of Strindberg plays. I'd love to do Nora in 'A Doll's House.' And Chekhov. I have been working back to back on what I call 'regular jobs,' so it's hard to do plays.

I believe strongly in writing groups such as Romance Writers Of America that offer support, information and networking.

I'd like to act in Punjabi films and do some great roles instead of just dance sequences.

I relate to Nora's transformation in Henrik Ibsen's 'A Doll's House,' and I also relate to both sisters' journeys in John Madden's film 'Proof.'

Grayson: Fiction is just a lie anyway.Brianna: But it's not - it's a different kind of truth - it would be your truth at the time of the writing, wouldn't it?

Let's not have forced gaiety this Christmas, said Nora, like it was a dish. We'll have a tiny bit of it, I said.

Okay, you're right about that. But this whole ghost thing's irritating." "Park benches are irritating to you in some moods." "Depends on whether or not I want to sit down.

You're a cold bitch, Dallas. Yes, I am. Well, I suppose if I'd been murdered I'd want a cold bitch looking for my killer.

I get pretty opinionated about books.

Kate studied the clipboard and the pocket calculator on the floor. Did you figure out how to work that thing? You don't have to be a CPA to use a calculator. I meant the clipboard. Ha ha.

Sweet magnetic Jesus on the dashboard. On the table?'

Popular fiction's a strong and viable force in literature. That's why it's popular.

He looks fierce and dignified at the same time. Can I pet him?