Top 40 Lauren Weisberger Quotes (2024 Update)

1. “Focus on yourself – do what you want, when you want, without having to consider anyone else’s agenda.”

— Lauren Weisberger

2. “I’ve always expressed my thoughts in color but we remain blind.”

— Lauren Weisberger

3. “For most people, the ringing of a phone was a welcome sign. Someone was trying to reach them, to say hello, ask about their well-being, or make plans. For me, it triggered fear, intense anxiety and heart-stopping panic.”

— Lauren Weisberger

4. “Don’t talk about yourself too much, don’t dominate the conversation, get him comfortable enough to chat about his favorite and most familiar topic: him.”

— Lauren Weisberger

5. “I’d begun to take for granted that he’d always be around... The only problem with all of this was that I wasn’t exactly holding up my end of the deal.”

— Lauren Weisberger

6. “Insatiable, impatient, impossible.”

— Lauren Weisberger

7. “I’m not denying that he’s a terrific guy, but I’m not sure he’s terrific for me.”

— Lauren Weisberger

8. “It’s one thing to call off an engagement or even a wedding once the invitations are out – it’s hard, but it happens. But on the actual day? You’re walking, sister. Get yourself down that aisle and do whatever you have to do afterward, you know?”

— Lauren Weisberger

9. “How do I explain that having the chance to take a breather midlife and evaluate everything is rarer than a double rainbow?”

— Lauren Weisberger

10. “He certainly seems like the perfect guy but none of that matters if he’s not the perfect guy for you.”

— Lauren Weisberger

11. “She loved anyone and anything that didn’t love her back, so long as it made her feel alive.”

— Lauren Weisberger

12. “Naturally, I mine my girlfriends lives for good anecdotes and stories – so many of their experiences find their way into my books.”

— Lauren Weisberger

13. “If the US Open was a two-week trip to Ibiza, Wimbledon was a meditative hike through a scenic national park.”

— Lauren Weisberger

14. “Mom and Dad were great, but being asked where I was going every time I left the house – or where I’d been every time I returned – got old quickly.”

— Lauren Weisberger

15. “There were plenty of great guys out there, and there was no need to get stuck on a jerk. Even if he was adorable and seemed perfectly sweet and genuine. Emily.”

— Lauren Weisberger

16. “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

17. “It’s so on sale, it’s practically paying you.”

— Lauren Weisberger

18. “I definitely like clothes as much as the next girl, just not to the extent of people who work in the fashion industry.”

— Lauren Weisberger

19. “I think I’ll always love him.”

— Lauren Weisberger

20. “Some sort of weird, shared inexplicable draw to fall in love with people who hurt and betray us.”

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21. “As I raced out of the office, I could hear Emily rapid-fire dialing four-digit extensions and all but screaming, ‘She’s on her way – tell everyone.’ It took me only three seconds to wind through the hallways and pass through the fashion department, but I had already heard panicked cries of ‘Emily said she’s on her way in’ and ‘Miranda’s coming!’ and a particularly blood curdling cry of ‘She’s baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack!”

— Lauren Weisberger

22. “Have a great day!” she sang as she left, flashing just the quickest middle finger as she walked past.”

— Lauren Weisberger

23. “I lied quickly, remembering a Cosmo article I’d read that had exhorted me to “keep it light and airy and happy” when talking to a new guy because most “normal” guys didn’t respond so well to hard-bitten cynicism.”

— Lauren Weisberger

24. “Right now everything is exactly as it should be.”

— Lauren Weisberger

25. “Only a sister could be thoroughly unimpressed with your public accomplishments and accolades but would screech in joy and support when you finally learned how to parallel park or make it through a cavity filling without fainting.”

— Lauren Weisberger

26. “Sweetheart, I know it can be easy to miss when it’s your own child – I think I might have missed it with you – but eventually you need to stand back and admire the person they’ve become. It’s almost never the person you wanted, or expected, them to be, but once you can see them as separate from you, it’s pretty incredible how much you can respect them for the path they’ve chosen.”

— Lauren Weisberger

27. “Naturally I thought she was lying, but I soon came to realize that Hope – along with every other anorexically skinny girl in the office, and most of the guys – was able to accurately evaluate other people’s weight. It was just when it came time to look in the mirror that everyone genuinely saw a wildebeest staring back.”

— Lauren Weisberger

28. “She couldn’t even fake being miserable for Andy’s sake.”

— Lauren Weisberger

29. “Children were messy. They were sticky and loud and unpredictable, and they made you fat and unstylish, at least for long stretches of time.”

— Lauren Weisberger

30. “This is why I like to handle things by myself. But when she offers her assistance, you really can’t control her.”

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31. “First loves were powerful and private, and they stayed with you a very long time. A lifetime. You could love your current partner more than anyone else on earth, but there would always be a small, intimate piece of your heart tucked away for the person you loved first.”

— Lauren Weisberger

32. “And I haven’t even told you the best part. “He’s British.”

— Lauren Weisberger

33. “My entire body shimmied, and it wasn’t a sexy shimmy.”

— Lauren Weisberger

34. “Natalya’s nearly naked backside. “I.”

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35. “My eyes swiveled to the sorrowful girl who was currently cowering in the foyer, looking as fearful as a cornered hamster as she trembled and tried not to cry.”

— Lauren Weisberger

36. “It’s Utah!” Emily cackled. “You watched Big Love, right?”

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37. “I forked a waffle onto a paper plate and went to cut it, but it immediately collapsed into a soggy pile of dough.”

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38. “It was freezing and dark out, and Miriam’s house was homey and warm, and the idea of not being alone another night sounded rather nice.”

— Lauren Weisberger

39. “Bespoke vaginas are the new Birkin bags.”

— Lauren Weisberger

40. “I said this with the exuberance of telling an infertile couple that they were having twins.”

— Lauren Weisberger

41. “I would never punish the daughter for the mother’s crimes.”

— Lauren Weisberger