Wendy Wasserstein quotes

Don't live down to expectations. Go out there and do something remarkable. (Wendy Wasserstein)
The real reason for comedy is to hide the pain. View quote
Wendy Wasserstein
Being a grownup means assuming responsibility for yourself, for your children, and - here's the big curve - for your parents. View quote
Wendy Wasserstein
I'm not going to throw my imagination away. I refuse to lie down to expectation. If I can just hold out till I'm thirty, I'll be incredible. View quote
Wendy Wasserstein
Because of Mozart, it's all over after the age of seven. View quote
Wendy Wasserstein
No matter how lonely you get or how many birth announcements you receive, the trick is not to get frightened. There's nothing wrong with being alone. View quote
Wendy Wasserstein
Sometimes I want to clean up my desk and go out and say, respect me, I'm a respectable grown-up, and other times I just want to jump into a paper bag and shake and bake myself to death. View quote
Wendy Wasserstein
The trick. . .is to find the balance between the bright colors of humor and the serious issues of identity, self-loathing, and the possibility for intimacy and love when it seems no longer possible or, sadder yet, no longer necessary. View quote
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Anyone who is considered funny will tell you, sometimes without your even asking, that deep inside they are very serious, neurotic, introspective people. View quote
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