Blurbs
Collected and Curated by Stephanie Kemp
A forever WIP of things people have said to me over the years that I want to remember......(and/or remember to write down.) If you are on this list and don’t remember our conversation, call me. I’ll remind you. (Or call me anyway, because I probably miss you.)
“Is that what you’re going to wear?”
- My Daughter
“You’re like a cross between Cathy the cartoon and Joan Didion.”
- My Friend Heidi
“Stay flexible and keep your sense of humor…And don’t get your bowels in an uproar.”
- My Mom
“Your words are like Sesame Street for grown ups."
- Grace Jeffers
“…or a mean spirited Hallmark card.”
- Anonymous
“Olivia’s Mom! I had a dream my hair looked like yours! It was strangled!”
- A Kid Named Melina at 7 years old
“If no one wants to marry you, I will.”
- A Favorite Blood Relative at 8 years old (I was 32)
“It’s a girl.”
- Dr. Kessler
“Mommy, can you drop me off at the corner from now on, no matter where we are going?”
- My Other Daughter
“Your spirit is a torch of goodness.”
- Naomi Shihab Nye
“I promise to risk.”
- My Husband
"We are the luckiest people in the world.”
- My Mom (’s last words)
“It’s good. Re-write the dialogue.”
- Elmore Leonard
“Your margins are clear.”
- Dr. Morrow
“Even Dads make mistakes...sometimes.”
(Also: “Make more than you spend, but you will never starve.”)
- My Dad
“I signed the card from all of us.”
- My Sister Tracy (and/or Ginny)
"But you’re good at so many other things!”
- My (only) Dance Teacher
"You’ll be a great mom.”
- Steven Spielberg
“I can’t find his heart beat.”
- Dr. Kessler
“We need to know what you know.”
- Laura Munson
“Who are you and what do I need from you?”
- Neri Kyle Tannenbaum
“She’s the only one trying to do the fucking job*!”
- Michael Apted
"It looks like you sat up all night drinking soy sauce.”
- Tegan Jones
“You could be the next Dr. Seuss!”
- My cousin Bob
“Of course you can do it.”
- Carol Tavris
“Don’t be a feckin eejit.”
- Anna (Dolan) Vegezzi
“You don’t scare me.”
- My Father in Law
“Champagne grapes are delicious.”
- Andie MacDowell
“Come on. We have to practice our synchronized swimming.”
- Eileen Pedersen
“Toodely Doo.”
- Garvity Goo
*Note: Andy tried, too.
“Is that what you’re going to wear?”
- My Daughter
“You’re like a cross between Cathy the cartoon and Joan Didion.”
- My Friend Heidi
“Stay flexible and keep your sense of humor…And don’t get your bowels in an uproar.”
- My Mom
“Your words are like Sesame Street for grown ups."
- Grace Jeffers
“…or a mean spirited Hallmark card.”
- Anonymous
“Olivia’s Mom! I had a dream my hair looked like yours! It was strangled!”
- A Kid Named Melina at 7 years old
“If no one wants to marry you, I will.”
- A Favorite Blood Relative at 8 years old (I was 32)
“It’s a girl.”
- Dr. Kessler
“Mommy, can you drop me off at the corner from now on, no matter where we are going?”
- My Other Daughter
“Your spirit is a torch of goodness.”
- Naomi Shihab Nye
“I promise to risk.”
- My Husband
"We are the luckiest people in the world.”
- My Mom (’s last words)
“It’s good. Re-write the dialogue.”
- Elmore Leonard
“Your margins are clear.”
- Dr. Morrow
“Even Dads make mistakes...sometimes.”
(Also: “Make more than you spend, but you will never starve.”)
- My Dad
“I signed the card from all of us.”
- My Sister Tracy (and/or Ginny)
"But you’re good at so many other things!”
- My (only) Dance Teacher
"You’ll be a great mom.”
- Steven Spielberg
“I can’t find his heart beat.”
- Dr. Kessler
“We need to know what you know.”
- Laura Munson
“Who are you and what do I need from you?”
- Neri Kyle Tannenbaum
“She’s the only one trying to do the fucking job*!”
- Michael Apted
"It looks like you sat up all night drinking soy sauce.”
- Tegan Jones
“You could be the next Dr. Seuss!”
- My cousin Bob
“Of course you can do it.”
- Carol Tavris
“Don’t be a feckin eejit.”
- Anna (Dolan) Vegezzi
“You don’t scare me.”
- My Father in Law
“Champagne grapes are delicious.”
- Andie MacDowell
“Come on. We have to practice our synchronized swimming.”
- Eileen Pedersen
“Toodely Doo.”
- Garvity Goo
*Note: Andy tried, too.