Stars Over Sunset Boulevard Quotes

“A. I want my readers to remember a book of mine after they’ve turned the last page, partly so they will want to read more from me, but also because I want them to feel that reading it was well worth their time. I guess I want a book that I write to be more than entertainment that is enjoyable for the moment but forgettable as the months go by. I don’t make a conscious effort to craft quotable prose when I write, but I do endeavor to pose questions and suggest insights that speak across the pages into a reader’s life. For me, that translates into a good reason for having read the book. I always remember a book more fully and longer if I’ve been so emotionally tugged that I find myself highlighting phrases I don’t want to forget. And I usually can’t wait for that author’s next book! Khaled Hosseini’s books are always like that for me. Q.”
― Susan Meissner, Stars Over Sunset Boulevard

“...tired people don't give up. Tired people just take a rest. Rest a bit and try again.”
― Susan Meissner, Stars Over Sunset Boulevard

“... love and fear can sometimes feel the same, but each will lead a person to take different actions. When a decision h as to be made, fear usually motivates me to choose what is best for me, whereas love motivates me to choose what is best for another person. Fear urges me to hang on, white knuckled, to what is mine, while love can actually lead me to let go.... when you hold something you love tightly to your chest for fear of losing it, you actually risk crushing it against you.”
― Susan Meissner, Stars Over Sunset Boulevard

“That's what we did, didn't we, Audrey? We learned to be brave when it was easier to be afraid.”
― Susan Meissner, Stars Over Sunset Boulevard

“We were both shattered. We were broken people who longed to be whole. We thought it was love that was driving us to do what we did. But it wasn't love. It was fear. We were both too afraid of ending up unwanted and unneeded.”
― Susan Meissner, Stars Over Sunset Boulevard

“We're going to be okay. Lainey isn't the glue that keeps us together. We are. We're the glue. Okay?”
― Susan Meissner, Stars Over Sunset Boulevard

“I wanted to be wanted. And for the past dozen years I've known firsthand what it's like to be sought after. It's funny how when you get what you've always longed for, sometimes the reason you wanted it no longer exists.”
― Susan Meissner, Stars Over Sunset Boulevard