Jenny Lawson Quotes - Page 2

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• Then I yelled through his door, "It's an anniversary gift for you, asshole. Two whole weeks early. FIFTEEN YEARS IS BIG METAL CHICKENS.

  Jenny Lawson

  Doors, Years, Two

  Jenny Lawson (2012). “Let's Pretend This Never Happened: (A Mostly True Memoir)”, p.212, Pan Macmillan

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• ...you are defined not by life's imperfect moments, but by your reaction to them.

  Jenny Lawson

  Imperfect, Moments, Reactions

  Jenny Lawson (2012). “Let's Pretend This Never Happened: (A Mostly True Memoir)”, p.233, Pan Macmillan

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• ...and whenever I had menstral cramps, I could just pretend that Voldemort was close.

  Jenny Lawson

  Cramps

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• [On acupuncture:] The needles are small and won't hurt at all. In fact, they'll feel good. Ha, ha! Just kidding. They feel like needles. Because they are.

  Jenny Lawson

  Hurt, Health, Feel Good

  Jenny Lawson (2012). “Let's Pretend This Never Happened: (A Mostly True Memoir)”, p.178, Pan Macmillan

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• I am the Wizard of Oz of housewives (in that I am both "Great and Terrible" and because I sometimes hide behind the curtains

  Jenny Lawson

  Wizards, Sometimes, Curtains

  Jenny Lawson (2012). “Let's Pretend This Never Happened: (A Mostly True Memoir)”, p.147, Pan Macmillan

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• Writing is my therapy. In addition to my real therapy. God knows where I'd be without it. I'd probably still be at my last job, working in HR at a religious organization. I was horribly miscast.

  Jenny Lawson

  Religious, Jobs, Real

  "'Let's Pretend This Never Happened' by Jenny Lawson". Interview with Jeff Glor, www.cbsnews.com. April 17, 2012.

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• When I was little, my father used to sell guns and ammo at a sporting goods store, but I always told everyone he was an arms dealer, because it sounded more exciting.

  Jenny Lawson

  Father, Gun, Arms

  Jenny Lawson (2012). “Let's Pretend This Never Happened”, p.25, Penguin

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• There's so much shame involved in not being like everyone else. But I learned that the things that made me unique were good. Dealing with problems can be awful. But in the end I got positive results. I don't think I would have been a writer if I didn't have anxiety.

  Jenny Lawson

  Thinking, Unique, Anxiety

  Source: therumpus.net

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• When I'm blogging, I think book writing is easier and vice versa. Writing is lonely work, and the good thing about blogging is that you have immediate feedback from commenters.

  Jenny Lawson

  Lonely, Book, Writing

  "Sassy Bloggess Jenny Lawson Mandates Cheesecake for Everyone...and for You to Read Her (Mostly True) Memoir, Out Today". Interview with Meredith Turits, www.glamour.com. April 17, 2012.

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• I had very low self-esteem. Books saved me. I found friends in stories like The Chronicles of Narnia and A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. During lunch hour at school I'd avoid social interactions by sitting on the bathroom sink and reading. My mother worked in my school cafeteria. When my anxiety got really bad, I'd put a coat on, grab my book and a flashlight, and hide in the freezer with the mac and cheese.

  Jenny Lawson

  Mother, Self Esteem, Book

  Source: therumpus.net

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• I had no idea how complicated and solitary it could be to write a simple book.

  Jenny Lawson

  Book, Writing, Simple

  "'Let's Pretend This Never Happened' by Jenny Lawson". Interview with Jeff Glor, www.cbsnews.com. April 17, 2012.

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• Grandpa did everything at his own pace, a speed that my sister and I referred to as 'when snails attack.' ... My grandparents' house was only about ten miles from ours, but the ride there would necessitate sandwiches packed for the trip, and several books to keep us occupied.

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  Book, Grandpa, House

  Jenny Lawson (2012). “Let's Pretend This Never Happened: (A Mostly True Memoir)”, p.31, Pan Macmillan

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• Having your book edited is like watching your cat being operated on. It's uncomfortable and someone is probably going to get hurt. Most likely the cat. But in the end, things work out for the best and your cat is better it. And then your cat gets released in hardcover, and you have to read all of his reviews.

  Jenny Lawson

  Hurt, Book, Cat

  "Sassy Bloggess Jenny Lawson Mandates Cheesecake for Everyone...and for You to Read Her (Mostly True) Memoir, Out Today". Interview with Meredith Turits, www.glamour.com. April 17, 2012.

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• When someone writes something hateful and threatening I respond with something like, "I want to be so much like you; I want to wear your skin." By messing with them in that way you change what they're selling. They won't share it. And it halts the conversation. Or I'll change it to "Jenny, you're like a rose bush that grew a watermelon." They come back pissed off and write, "I didn't say that!"

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  Writing, Rose, Skins

  Source: therumpus.net

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• A house should look lived in, and I consider it clean as long as I don't stick to it and it doesn't give me cholera.

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  Long, Giving, House

  Jenny Lawson (2012). “Let's Pretend This Never Happened: (A Mostly True Memoir)”, p.147, Pan Macmillan

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• When Hailey was born my first thought was that I needed a drink and that hospitals should have bars in them.

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  Should Have, Firsts, Bars

  Jenny Lawson (2012). “Let's Pretend This Never Happened: (A Mostly True Memoir)”, p.182, Pan Macmillan

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• It's funny because the most sane women I've ever met are my mom and my grandmothers. I think you have to be incredibly sane and self-aware to function in relatively insane environments.

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  Mom, Grandmother, Thinking

  "Sassy Bloggess Jenny Lawson Mandates Cheesecake for Everyone...and for You to Read Her (Mostly True) Memoir, Out Today". Interview with Meredith Turits, www.glamour.com. April 17, 2012.

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• Meanwhile, I was doodling pictures of vampiric cougars.

  Jenny Lawson

  Doodling, Cougars

  Jenny Lawson (2012). “Let's Pretend This Never Happened: (A Mostly True Memoir)”, p.141, Pan Macmillan

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• It's true, I did say I wanted girlfriends," I capitulated hesitantly, "but couldn't we start with something smaller and less terrifying? Like maybe spend a weekend at a crack house? I heard those people are very nonjudgmental, and if you accidentally say something offensive you can just blame it on their hallucinations.

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  Girlfriend, Weekend, People

  Jenny Lawson (2012). “Let's Pretend This Never Happened: (A Mostly True Memoir)”, p.132, Pan Macmillan

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• One ox, two oxen. One fox, two foxen.

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  Oxen, Two, Foxes

  Jenny Lawson (2012). “Let's Pretend This Never Happened: (A Mostly True Memoir)”, p.197, Pan Macmillan

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• I'm pretty sure 'ferral cats' is code for 'vampire cougars.

  Jenny Lawson

  Cat, Vampire, Cougars

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• One of the most important things I learned is forging a rapport with someone at your insurance company. Know their names. You'll eventually get someone who will tell you, "This is how you do an appeal. This is what you need to say in your letter. " You can also always go to the ER to get whatever you need to tide you over for a few days.

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  Names, Important, Needs

  Source: therumpus.net

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• A hug is like a strangle you haven't finished yet.

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  Hug, Affection, Havens

  "Would you like to buy a monkey?". thebloggess.com. July 27, 2011.

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• I picked up the phone to call the police, but then I considered how it would sound when I told them that I was calling from inside my bathroom, where I’d OD’ed on laxatives, and that a possible rapist was quietly passing me notes under the bathroom door.

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  Phones, Doors, Police

  Jenny Lawson (2012). “Let's Pretend This Never Happened: (A Mostly True Memoir)”, p.158, Pan Macmillan

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• That night I looked up at those same stars, but I didn't want any of those things. I didn't want Egypt, or France, or far-flung destinations. I just wanted to go back to my life from my childhood, just to visit it, and touch it, and to convince myself that yes, it had been real.

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  Stars, Real, Night

  Jenny Lawson (2012). “Let's Pretend This Never Happened”, p.94, Penguin

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