“Living the past is a dull and lonely business; looking back strains the neck muscles, causing you to bump into people not going your way.Edna Ferber
“Life can't ever really defeat a writer who is in love with writing, for life itself is a writer's lover until death — fascinating, cruel, lavish, warm, cold, treacherous, constant.Edna Ferber
“A woman can look both moral and exciting... if she also looks as if it was quite a struggle.Edna Ferber
“Being an old maid is like death by drowning, a really delightful sensation after you cease to struggle.Edna Ferber
“If American politics are too dirty for women to take part in, there’s something wrong with American politics.Edna Ferber
“Life can’t defeat a writer who is in love with writing, for life itself is a writer’s lover until death.Edna Ferber