Skip to content

"That's the way it works in movies," said Suzanne. "Something happens that has an impact on someone's life, and based on that impact, his life shifts course. Well, that's not how it happens in life. Something has an impact on you, and then your life stays the same, and you think, 'Well, what about the impact?' You have epiphanies all the time. They just don't have any effect."

— Carrie Fisher Postcards from the Edge (1987)

Another quote →

More quotes by Carrie Fisher

I don’t want life to imitate art. I want life to be art.

Postcards from the Edge (1987)

Things are getting worse faster than I can lower my standards.

I Googled myself without lubricant. I don't recommend it.

I have to start by telling you that my entire existence can be summed up in one phrase. And that is: If my life wasn't funny it would just be true, and that is unacceptable.

Wishful Drinking (2008)

Instant gratification takes too long.

Postcards from the Edge (1987)

All Carrie Fisher quotes →

Attribution

Quote text and notes from Wikiquote: Carrie Fisher (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Source quality and labels are our own summary of what Wikiquote records.