It was a noteworthy lesson, even for someone who'd been fed a daily diet of italicized lessons: that people in high places, luminaries with advanced degrees in Classics and in possession of excellent manners, can disappoint you as profoundly as anyone else.
An early editor characterized my books as 'romantic comedy for intelligent adults.' I think people see them as funny but kind. I don't set out to wri… - Elinor Lipman
An early editor characterized my books as 'romantic comedy for intelligent adults.' I think people see them as funny but kind. I don't set out to wri…
- Elinor Lipman
I watch golf on television, although I don't golf - except for visits to the driving range in spurts. - Elinor Lipman
I watch golf on television, although I don't golf - except for visits to the driving range in spurts.
I wear a pedometer, aiming for five miles a day - don't be too impressed; that includes walking around my house and food shopping. - Elinor Lipman
I wear a pedometer, aiming for five miles a day - don't be too impressed; that includes walking around my house and food shopping.
Five hundred words a day is what I aim for. And I don't go on to the next chapter until I've polished and polished and polished the one I'm working o… - Elinor Lipman
Five hundred words a day is what I aim for. And I don't go on to the next chapter until I've polished and polished and polished the one I'm working o…
I was a roving guard on the Lowell Hebrew Community Center's girls' basketball team all through high school. My specialty was stealing the ball, but … - Elinor Lipman
I was a roving guard on the Lowell Hebrew Community Center's girls' basketball team all through high school. My specialty was stealing the ball, but …
I was nearly fired from my second job, which was writing press releases for Boston's public television station. - Elinor Lipman
I was nearly fired from my second job, which was writing press releases for Boston's public television station.
It was a noteworthy lesson, even for someone who'd been fed a daily diet of italicized lessons: that people in high places, luminaries with advanced … - Elinor Lipman
It was a noteworthy lesson, even for someone who'd been fed a daily diet of italicized lessons: that people in high places, luminaries with advanced …
My narrators tend to be women with low self-esteem, so I can send them to charm school. - Elinor Lipman
My narrators tend to be women with low self-esteem, so I can send them to charm school.
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