Let's Just Say It Wasn't Pretty Quotes

“Nothing is ever the same. Nothing is permanent. Nothing can be trusted to be there. Nothing is safe, including home. Why lie to yourself? Every day we leave something, someone, some observation behind.”
― Diane Keaton, Let's Just Say It Wasn't Pretty

“Daniel Wolf’s advice—want what you have.”
― Diane Keaton, Let's Just Say It Wasn't Pretty

“We’re all just trying to get through the day.”
― Diane Keaton, Let's Just Say It Wasn't Pretty

“Beautiful makes you come back for more. It makes you ask questions. It's vast, unknowable and magnificent. That's part of its power. It makes you think about the experience it's giving you.

Beauty flourishes on sorrow. It's enriched by the knowledge that life is fleeting, sometimes cruel and often ends without resolution. That's what makes beauty deep.

When you're looking for someone, you're looking for some aspect of yourself, even if you don't know it. What we're searching for is what we lack.

No dream can live up to its expectations. Ownership is brief; in fact, it's a fiction. And beauty? Beauty is a discovery that diminishes the truth of reality.”
― Diane Keaton, Let's Just Say It Wasn't Pretty

“I carry their beauty inside the very soul of my being. Dark with shades of grey. White with storm clouds in the distance. Because of dad and mom, I am not afraid to dream of dark victories and black beauty. I'm not afraid to be in love with the night”
― Diane Keaton, Let's Just Say It Wasn't Pretty

“You can see. Seeing is believing. Seeing is the gift that keeps giving. It’s much more engaging than being seen.”
― Diane Keaton, Let's Just Say It Wasn't Pretty

“When you’re looking for someone, you’re looking for some aspect of yourself, even if you don’t know it. What we’re searching for is what we lack.”
― Diane Keaton, Let's Just Say It Wasn't Pretty

“Beauty flourishes on sorrow. It’s enriched by the knowledge that life is fleeting, sometimes cruel, and often ends without resolution.”
― Diane Keaton, Let's Just Say It Wasn't Pretty

“Beautiful makes you come back for more. It makes you ask questions. It’s vast, unknowable, and magnificent. That’s part of its power. It makes you think about the experience it’s giving you. That’s when I knew what I wanted. I’ve been chasing it ever since.”
― Diane Keaton, Let's Just Say It Wasn't Pretty

“So, what is beauty if it isn’t Angelina Jolie and Reese Witherspoon? Why do we try to pin it down by categorizing it as absolute? Why limit it at all? Why is classic beauty the gold standard? Why is gold the gold standard? And what is “classic”? What’s precious about precious stones? Why are diamonds a girl’s best friend? Don’t tell me what beauty is before I know it for myself.”
― Diane Keaton, Let's Just Say It Wasn't Pretty

“Old as dirt. Wow. I went to my bathroom and looked in the mirror. “Let it go, Diane. No wallowing in self-pity. You have a family. You have a brother and two sisters. You have a daughter and a son. You have work. You have friends. You can feel. You can think, up to a point. Your legs walk, your arms swing. You can see. Seeing is believing. Seeing is the gift that keeps giving. It’s much more engaging than being seen. That’s the bottom line, Diane.… Get over yourself. Listen to your friend Daniel Wolf’s advice—want what you have.”
― Diane Keaton, Let's Just Say It Wasn't Pretty

“Compliments linger.”
― Diane Keaton, Let's Just Say It Wasn't Pretty

“you get down the stairs. It helps you get up in the morning. It’s a way of life. Without it you’re nobody.”
― Diane Keaton, Let's Just Say It Wasn't Pretty