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1 " Success and talent aren’t even in the same neighborhood. "
― Jenny Trout , Say Goodbye to Hollywood
2 " Just because the book has sex in it doesn’t mean women are only reading it for the sexy bits. "
3 " I love writing, but I would be able to love it more if that love wasn’t motivated by fear of homelessness. "
4 " One of the worst parts about working in entertainment is that there’s so much you’re expected to have seen. Oh, you’re a screenwriter? You’ve seen the new Batman, then, right? I’m watching this show on Amazon, right now, and oh my god, it’s so good—but I’m sure you’ve already seen it. The reality is, I’m usually so busy on my own work, I rarely have time to see anything that isn’t required for some kind of voting. "
5 " That’s what happens with Millennials. They’re so used to getting participation ribbons and trophies for losing, they think everything is owed to them. They’re ungrateful. "
6 " But once the word “Millennials” is uttered by anyone over thirty-five, there’s no point in trying to reason with them. "
7 " But one-hundred-million customers can’t be wrong, can they? "
8 " For every manic pixie dream girl who helps a twenty-something white guy find his way off Zoloft, I write two women who fix their own lives while taking their damn meds. The "
9 " So, she wants you to pay to share some of her success. Why’s that a problem? Dan Brown sold the rights to The Da Vinci Code for six million dollars. I didn’t hear anyone complaining about that. "