Delia Ephron

Delia Ephron
Delia Ephronis an American bestselling author, screenwriter, and playwright...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionScreenwriter
Date of Birth12 July 1944
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
giving-up worry want
I'm planning to give up worrying. I want to, but I'm worried I won't be able to.
architecture los-angeles building
In Los Angeles, by the time you're 35, you're older than most of the buildings.
littles six spinach
On the subject of spinach: divide into little piles. Rearrange again into new piles. After five of six maneuvers, sit back and say you are full.
children kids custody
As complicated as joint custody is, it allows the delicious contradiction of having children and maintaining the intimacy of life-before-kid s.
children mean house
Children are a house's enemy. They don't mean to be - they just can't help it. It's their enthusiasm, their energy, their naturally destructive tendencies.
nature children age-difference
In your standard-issue family, of which few remain, but on which our expectations are still based, there are parents and there are children. The way you know which are which, aside from certain size and age differences and despite any behavior similarities, is that the parents are the bossy ones.
taken thirty worst
Preparing for the worst is an activity I have taken up since I turned thirty-five, and the worst actually began to happen.
boring grew murderer
in the family I grew up in, being called boring was like being called an ax murderer.
divorce jail fantastic
There is something fantastic about getting divorced. Everyone should do it to experience the extraordinary sense of freedom after being in marriage jail.
family dog nice
if you are a stepparent, rush right out and get yourself a dog. Because it's very nice to have someone in the house that loves you.
want best-friendship what-you-want
Someone will always tell you what you want to hear.
mistake shopping quarters
One quarter of what you buy will turn out to be mistakes.
want what-you-want ifs
For me, having it all - if one wants to define it at all - is the magical time when what you want and what you have match up.
husband wife today
Your basic extended family today includes your ex-husband or -wife, your ex's new mate, your new mate, possibly your new mate's ex and any new mate that your new mate's ex has acquired.