Carole Radziwill Quotes & Sayings

The night was ordinary. It usually is, I think, when your life changes. Most people aren't doing anything special when the carefully placed pieces of their life break apart. — Carole Radziwill

There are moments of sincerity. Those moments float away like bubbles but he takes the trouble to dip the wand in the soap and blow them through. — Carole Radziwill

If you're going to talk about me behind my back, at least check out my great ass. — Carole Radziwill

And another regrettable thing about death is the ceasing of your own brand of magic, which took a whole life to develop and market - the quips, the witticisms, the slant adjusted to a few, those loved ones nearest the lip of the stage . . . - JOHN UPDIKE, "Perfection Wasted — Carole Radziwill

Blue skies can be misleading. — Carole Radziwill

RULE #13: Don't bear the weight alone when you can dump some on a friend. — Carole Radziwill

The very best relationship has a gardener and a flower. The gardener nurtures and the flower blooms. — Carole Radziwill

Ultimately what remains is a story. In the end, it's the only thing any of us really owns. — Carole Radziwill

Caroline had a theory about relationships. 'You're much happier when you wait," she used to tell me. 'The ones that come to you are the only ones worth anything. It's like standing on the shore and spotting something in the water. You can splash around and try to get it, ot you can wait and see if the tide brings it in. — Carole Radziwill

The dead slip out quietly and leave furious holes in their wake. It's Fortune's strong suit. She keeps catching us unprepared, again and again. — Carole Radziwill

Tragedy whores don't feel the foundation break apart beneath their feet - the reeling blast of emptiness, though to watch them you might think so. They're voyeurs. They feed like coffin flies on drama, embroiled in virtual grief and the illusion of heartbreak. They all have stories they want to tell, insist on telling, proclaiming their link to tragedy. Emotional rubberneckers. — Carole Radziwill

Writing a book is like dating. It's exciting. It's dreamy. And after four years, I just want to end it. — Carole Radziwill

All play and no work makes me a happy girl — Carole Radziwill

There is the disease and the person, and though I am living with both, one has robbed me of the other. — Carole Radziwill

I may be a princess, but I'm definitely not a drama queen. — Carole Radziwill