Thank you, Nora Ephron!

I was very sad to hear that Nora Ephron passed away at the age of 71, Tuesday night in Manhattan.

I feel like the chronology of my adulthood went from John Hughes movies to Nora Ephron movies.  "When Harry Met Sally" still rains universal truth upon me every time I watch it.  There are no words to encapsulate the loss of Ms. Ephron, so instead of my words I will give her own words ... some of my favorite Nora Ephron quotes ...

Nora Ephron, you will absolutely be missed.

Nora Ephron in her own words:

The Nora Ephron quote that could best describe my approach to all of the tragedies in my life ...

"My mother wanted us to understand that the tragedies of your life one day have the potential to be comic stories the next."    

The Nora Ephron quote that best describes my feelings about love and relationships ...

"The desire to get married, which - I regret to say, I believe is basic and primal in women - is followed almost immediately by an equally basic and primal urge - which is to be single again."

The Nora Ephron "When Harry Met Sally" quote that still makes me swoon ...

"When you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible."

The Nora Ephron quote that describes my foodie philosophy:

“I don't think any day is worth living without thinking about what you're going to eat next at all times.” 

The following Nora Ephron quote definitely rings true to how I am feeling at this point in my life:

“Here are some questions I am constantly noodling over: Do you splurge or do you hoard? Do you live every day as if it's your last, or do you save your money on the chance you'll live twenty more years? Is life too short, or is it going to be too long? Do you work as hard as you can, or do you slow down to smell the roses? And where do carbohydrates fit into all this? Are we really all going to spend our last years avoiding bread, especially now that bread in American is so unbelievable delicious? And what about chocolate?” 

And above all, my absolute most favorite Nora Ephron quote of all time:

“Above all, be the heroine of your life, not the victim.”