Jane O'Reilly Quotes

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Remember that nothing will ever get done by anyone else if you do it. If you are the only person who worries about it, perhaps it isn't worth worrying about. If it is very important to you that you not live in a sty, then you must persuade everyone else that what is important to you counts.

Jane O'Reilly
My bed is my best friend.... I type in it, telephone in it, think in it, and stare at the wall from it. Some morning, a long time from now, I hope I will be found peacefully dead in it, lying in a narrow but cozy space between old manuscripts, lost books, empty teacups, misplaced nightgowns, and unsharpened pencils.

Jane O'Reilly
The one nice thing about sports is that they prove men do have emotions and are not afraid to show them.

Jane O'Reilly
The first great step is to like yourself enough to pick someone who likes you, too.

Jane O'Reilly
According to the dictionary: 'in modern apprehension man as thus used' [in the sense of 'person'] 'primarily denotes the male sex, though by implication referring also to women.' I am not sure that 'by implication' fully expresses the degree to which I wish to feel included in the human race.

Jane O'Reilly
The more important the title, the more self-important the person, the greater the amount of time spent on the Eastern shuttle, the more suspicious the man and the less vitality in the organization.

Jane O'Reilly
George Bush reminds every woman of her first husband.

Jane O'Reilly