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61 quotes by Elizabeth Wurtzel

Elizabeth Lee Wurtzel (born July 31, 1967) is an American writer and journalist, known for publishing her best-selling memoir Prozac Nation, at the age of 26. She holds a BA from Harvard College and a JD from Yale Law School.
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Like, in high school, I was a good student and got straight As. It was very strict and you couldn't do well there unless you studied very hard... →

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People who think that Sylvia Plath was a poor, sensitive poet are not getting that she had great amounts of ambition and anger that moved her along... →

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Some people just seem like they are up to no good. Like, in high school, I was a good student and got straight As. It was very strict, and you... →

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Yes, the United States is still the great meritocracy it's always been; but now, if you aren't brilliant or beautiful or both, there... →

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It's like Samson and Delilah: watch your back, because trouble could be the person you're sleeping with.

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My life's actually been quite dull; it's not all that glamorous.

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It was just very interesting to me that certain types of women inspire people's imagination, and all of them were very difficult women.

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All I do is go to the movies.

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I am baffled by men. When they want me, I don't want them; when I want them, they don't want me.

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I am not a nostalgic person.

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I don't know what to do if I am not inspiring some sort of false fascination.

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The truth is that I'd always wanted to go to law school.

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Am I worried people will say I'm repeating myself? Sure. One thought I had was to publish it as a novel but eventually I just decided to do what... →

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