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Elaine Dundy Quotes

Elaine Dundy quotes

American Novelist August 1, 1921 – May 1, 2008

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Elaine Dundy quote: "I had nothing better to do, had I, except recount my money and..."
I had nothing better to do, had I, except recount my money and repaint my finger-nails and die of frustration? Elaine Dundy
Elaine Dundy quote: "As a matter of fact I'd had my hair dyed a marvelous shade of..."
As a matter of fact I'd had my hair dyed a marvelous shade of pale red so popular with Parisian tarts that season. Elaine Dundy
If I wanted so much to go-- if everything I wanted in the whole world was on the other side of that door, why didn't I just go?... What kept me frozen there in a despair composed equally of impotent rage and a strange reluctance to shatter some exquisite but invisible structure, neither the shape nor purpose of which was apparent to me? In a words, what the hell was going on? Elaine Dundy
Elaine Dundy quote: "I always expect people to behave much better than I do. When..."
I always expect people to behave much better than I do. When they actually behave worse, I am frankly incredulous. Elaine Dundy
Elaine Dundy quote: "The world is wide, wide, wide, and I am young, young, young,..."
The world is wide, wide, wide, and I am young, young, young, and we’re all going to live forever! Elaine Dundy
Elaine Dundy quote: "I’ve never wanted to meet anyone I’ve been introduced to. I..."
I’ve never wanted to meet anyone I’ve been introduced to. I want to meet all the other people. Elaine Dundy
Elaine Dundy quote: "I hate champagne more than anything in the world next to..."
I hate champagne more than anything in the world next to Seven-Up. Elaine Dundy
The vehemence of my moral indignation surprised me. Was I beginning to have standards and principles, and, oh dear, scruples? What were they, and what would I do with them, and how much were they going to get in my way? Elaine Dundy
Elaine Dundy quote: "I felt my attention wandering off. It generally does at the..."
I felt my attention wandering off. It generally does at the phrase "mere child. Elaine Dundy
Elaine Dundy quote: "No matter what you do you've got to try to do it well...."
No matter what you do you've got to try to do it well. Otherwise, it's unbearable. Elaine Dundy
Elaine Dundy quote: "Acting doesn't bring anything to a text. On the contrary, it..."
Acting doesn't bring anything to a text. On the contrary, it detracts from it. Elaine Dundy
Elaine Dundy quote: "He hated so many people I hardly know anyone any more"
He hated so many people I hardly know anyone any more Elaine Dundy
Now called for something drastically un-running away. Now called for--what? Suddenly I had it. Now called for being a librarian! (--Sally Jay Gorce) Elaine Dundy
Elaine Dundy quote: "What’s the use of remembering anything? If it was unpleasant..."
What’s the use of remembering anything? If it was unpleasant it was unpleasant and if it was pleasant it’s over. Elaine Dundy
Elaine Dundy quote: "A rowdy bunch on the whole, they were most of them so..."
A rowdy bunch on the whole, they were most of them so violently individualistic as to be practically interchangeable. Elaine Dundy

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