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Amy Krouse Rosenthal Quotes

1965–2017 United States

Amy Krouse Rosenthal (April 29, 1965 – March 13, 2017) was an American author of both adult and children's books, a short film maker, and radio show host. She is best known for her memoir Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life, her children's picture books, and the film project The Beckoning of Lovely.

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I tend to believe whatever you decide to look for you will find, whatever you beckon will eventually beckon you.

The word literature enters the room with its nose in the air. But get it in a corner, ask the right questions, and it will reluctantly fess up to its humble origins.

For anyone trying to discern what to do with their life: pay attention to what you pay attention to. That's pretty much all the info you need.

There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle ... I'm going with B, everything.

I want more time with Jason. I want more time with my children. I want more time sipping martinis at the Green Mill Jazz Club on Thursday nights. But that is not going to happen. I probably have only a few days left being a person on this planet.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Amy Krouse Rosenthal (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.