Nora EphronThinkers

Destiny is something we invented because we can't stand the fact that everything that happens is accidental.

False hope is nowhere more at work than in the first four hours of a diet.

The Internet is just yet another way of being rejected by women.

Journalism should never be confused with television news.

Marriage is simple. One just ought never marry a man one wouldn't want to be divorced from.

Monogamy is a thing which one who is intent on finding had better marry a swan.

Parenting is a success when you've raised a child who grows up to be able to pay for their own psychoanalysis.

Sweater is a garment worn by a child when his mother feels chilly.

Thanksgiving is a miracle whereby once a year so many millions of Americans sit down to exactly the same meal as one another, exactly the same meal they grew up eating, and exactly the same meal they ate a year earlier. The turkey. The sweet potatoes. The stuffing. The pumpkin pie.

Thanksgiving is the only holiday that we all can agree so vehemently about.