My narrators tend to be women with low self-esteem, so I can send them to charm school. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes charm esteem low
Five hundred words a day is what I aim for. And I don't go on to the next chapter until I've polished and polished and polished the one I'm working on. Elinor Lipman aimchapterday Change image and share on social
I wear a pedometer, aiming for five miles a day - don't be too impressed; that includes walking around my house and food shopping. Elinor Lipman aimdayfood Change image and share on social
I was nearly fired from my second job, which was writing press releases for Boston's public television station. Elinor Lipman bostonfirejob Change image and share on social
From a good lie in the middle of a fairway bunker, I'll make the same swing as I do from an average fairway lie. I'll dig my feet in slightly and keep my lower body stable so I won't slip, but I don't change my club selection or setup. It's only when the ball is sitting down in the sand that I'll make some modifications. Ernie Els averageballbody share on social
Fiction is the thing I esteem most in my own work; I feel that, even if it's no good, only I could have written those books. Edmund White bookesteemfeel Change image and share on social
You have a good many little gifts and virtues, but there is no need of parading them, for conceit spoils the finest genius. There is not much danger that real talent or goodness will be overlooked long, and the great charm of all power is modesty. Louisa May Alcott charmconceitdanger share on social