Chicken Pox for the Soul Quotes

“You can not make someone love you. You can not be thin enough or white enough or famous enough. The choice is entirely the other person's. Then again, you might try hypnosis.”
― Jessica Zafra, Chicken Pox for the Soul

“People who read books in public places are regarded with suspicion because they appear self-sufficient. When you seem self-sufficient, other people think that you think you're better than them, and they get resentful.”
― Jessica Zafra, Chicken Pox for the Soul

“The question is not why fools fall in love. It is expected of them. When "smart" people fall in love - that's the problem.”
― Jessica Zafra, Chicken Pox for the Soul

“Marriage is a contract. Love is non-negotiable.”
― Jessica Zafra, Chicken Pox for the Soul

“Beware of those who have never been bored, depressed, or angry. There is something seriously wrong with them.”
― Jessica Zafra, Chicken Pox for the Soul

“Greasy food might not be good for your body, but it does wonders for the soul. A healthy diet may prolong your life, but what would you have to live for? What is the point of living to a hundred if you have to subsist on bland food? One may as well die of boredom.”
― Jessica Zafra, Chicken Pox for the Soul

“Whining is a form of manipulation. People will give anything to make you shut up.”
― Jessica Zafra, Chicken Pox for the Soul

“What does not kill you will make you stronger and more cynical.”
― Jessica Zafra, Chicken Pox for the Soul

“We like to think that all people have hidden depths, but the fact is that a lot of people are shallow.

The vast majority don't have an opinion until they tune in to AM radio or read the papers. Then they become social critics.”
― Jessica Zafra, Chicken Pox for the Soul

“One of the advantages of having an imaginary boyfriend is that he exists only for you, therefore he can not be stolen. The disadvantage is that you can not introduce him to your friends.”
― Jessica Zafra, Chicken Pox for the Soul

“Everyone declares that love is irrational, and yet everytime this statement is proven correct, they profess amazement. They seem to assume that love will make an exception in their case. It never does.”
― Jessica Zafra, Chicken Pox for the Soul

“Life is a series of random collisions.”
― Jessica Zafra, Chicken Pox for the Soul

“In relationships it is best to assume nothing.”
― Jessica Zafra, Chicken Pox for the Soul

“The more "normal" the person seems, the sicker she probably is.”
― Jessica Zafra, Chicken Pox for the Soul

“We are all the same in that we all want to be different.”
― Jessica Zafra, Chicken Pox for the Soul

“While being madly in love is fun, perhaps one should aspire to be sanely in love.”
― Jessica Zafra, Chicken Pox for the Soul

“Someday you will look back on all the awful stuff that's happening to you, and fondly smile. Doesn't say much about the future, does it?”
― Jessica Zafra, Chicken Pox for the Soul

“As you go through life, you learn many lessons. Unfortunately these lessons only apply to the specific instances in which you learned them. Therefore you can expect to make horrible mistakes no matter how long you live.”
― Jessica Zafra, Chicken Pox for the Soul

“We don't really have a movie industry; we have a trailer industry. The movie guys make five minutes worth of stuff to get people in the theatre, and eighty-five minutes of filler.”
― Jessica Zafra, Chicken Pox for the Soul

“The reason men rule is because women let them.”
― Jessica Zafra, Chicken Pox for the Soul

“People will hate you for no apparent reason.”
― Jessica Zafra, Chicken Pox for the Soul

“The expression "madly in love" is apt, for it describes a form of temporary insanity.”
― Jessica Zafra, Chicken Pox for the Soul

“The reason producers make stupid movies is because there are stupid people who will pay to see them.”
― Jessica Zafra, Chicken Pox for the Soul

“Never, ever point out that a woman is eating too much.”
― Jessica Zafra, Chicken Pox for the Soul

“What we call the wisdom that comes with age is usually simple caution.”
― Jessica Zafra, Chicken Pox for the Soul

“Few things in life are certain, and one of them is that you can turn on the television at three in the morning and someone will be singing and dancing on the Indian channel. Proof of Nietzsche's theory of eternal recurrence.”
― Jessica Zafra, Chicken Pox for the Soul

“What exactly did we learn in kindergarten? Nothing we wouldn't have learned if we;d stayed home. Okay, we learned that sometimes, by the time you get to the bathroom, it's too late.”
― Jessica Zafra, Chicken Pox for the Soul

“There are limits to self-improvement. Inevitably you hit the point where what you are is, well, what you are, and all the teach-yourself videos and easy-to-use equipment on those creatinous home TV shopping things can no longer ward off you confrontation with your self.”
― Jessica Zafra, Chicken Pox for the Soul