But I cheered myself up slightly with the rationalization that all new relationships - even the fictional ones - have obstacles to overcome in the beginning. I would not give up hope on this one. Not yet. Lauren Weisberger More Quotes by Lauren Weisberger More Quotes From Lauren Weisberger Of course I consider myself a Jewish writer - I am one! All of the protagonists in my five books have been Jewish, and I wouldn't be surprised if all my future main characters were as well. Lauren Weisberger well i-am myself future So much of my own life inspires what I write. Whether it's work, family, friends, motherhood, I am a writer who tends to write what she knows. In 'Revenge Wears Prada,' a great deal of my own life finds its way into the book. Lauren Weisberger i-am family work life I'm addicted to 'Lonely Planet' guides. Naturally, I'll buy one whenever I take a trip somewhere, but it goes beyond that: I've begun buying them for cities and countries I just hope to visit one day. Lauren Weisberger day one-day lonely hope I'm a child of the '80s, so like everyone else, I love all those classic, formative movies - 'Ferris Bueller's Day Off,' 'Pretty in Pink,' 'Sixteen Candles,' 'Dirty Dancing,' etc., with 'St. Elmo's Fire' and 'The Breakfast Club' existing on a separate, slightly higher plane. Lauren Weisberger day fire love breakfast Sadly, the only constant in my writing environment stems from some inexplicable need to listen to the news. CNN loops over and over in the background from the time I wake until the time I finally, blessedly, fall asleep. Lauren Weisberger news writing time fall I'm always in search of those books where you don't want to stop reading, and 'Me Before You' is at the top of that list. Lauren Weisberger stop me you reading I've read pretty broadly on the Holocaust - both fiction and non-fiction - and to me, 'The Lost Wife' is one of the best. The horrors of war serve as a backdrop to a love affair that spans a lifetime, and that love story stayed with me long after I put down the book. Lauren Weisberger best me love war It's the hardest thing in the world to dedicate to writing, but if you do that even once a week, after six months or a year you'll have something substantial. Lauren Weisberger something you writing world I'm not a person who would get up at 5 A.M. to write, but I could sacrifice my Friday night and just order in dinner, sit at home and get into it. Lauren Weisberger dinner sacrifice home night So much of writing is done alone in a room in sweatpants, with only the Internet for company. Lauren Weisberger alone internet done writing I admit to subscribing to all the celebrity rags. The best part of being an author is if the celebs aren't being ridiculous enough, you can just make it up. Lauren Weisberger best being you enough I love clothes, but I love them in a very 'regular person' way. Lauren Weisberger person clothes love way Here in New York, we're media obsessed. Writers write about writers who write about writers and reporters and freelancers, and it's just a festival of information. We're all analyzing and examining and predicting, and I can't imagine that it's like that everywhere else. Lauren Weisberger new information media new-york As long as I'm able to actually maintain a career where I can write full-time, I'll be thrilled. Lauren Weisberger write career i-can long I got an offer at 'Vogue.' And I desperately wanted to work in magazines. My interest wasn't in fashion, but when you get an offer right out of college for a magazine that big - I decided that it was probably better to start at a big name magazine, even if I wasn't necessarily fascinated with the subject. Lauren Weisberger name you fashion work I think that anyone who likes writing views 'The New Yorker' as the, you know, pinnacle of the publishing world. If you get 50 words published in 'The New Yorker,' it's more important than 50 articles in other places. So, would I love to one day write for them? I guess. But that's not my sole ambition. Lauren Weisberger day you love world
