Amy Krouse Rosenthal
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Amy Krouse Rosenthal (April 29, 1965 – March 13, 2017) was an American author of both adult and children's books, a short film maker, and radio show host. She is best known for her memoir Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life, her children's picture books, and the film project The Beckoning of Lovely.
Quotes[edit]
- For anyone trying to discern what to do with their life: pay attention to what you pay attention to. That's pretty much all the info you need.
- As quoted in Kleon, Austin (2 April 2019). Keep Going: 10 Ways to Stay Creative in Good Times and Bad. Workman Publishing Company. p. 114. ISBN 978-1-5235-0664-4.
- I want more time with Jason. I want more time with my children. I want more time sipping martinis at the Green Mill Jazz Club on Thursday nights. But that is not going to happen. I probably have only a few days left being a person on this planet.
- From her essay Amy Krouse Rosenthal (March 3, 2017). "You May Want to Marry My Husband". The New York Times. Retrieved on 22 November 2019., published 10 days before her death, as quoted in Stevens, Heidi. "Chicago author Amy Krouse Rosenthal's 'You May Want to Marry My Husband' essay went viral. Now her husband is honoring her life with a giant yellow umbrella in Lincoln Park.". The Chicago Times. Retrieved on 22 November 2019.
- I tend to believe whatever you decide to look for you will find, whatever you beckon will eventually beckon you.
- As quoted in Roberts, Sam (March 13, 2017). "Amy Krouse Rosenthal, Children’s Author and Filmmaker, Dies at 51". The New York Times. Retrieved on 22 November 2019.
- The word literature enters the room with its nose in the air. But get it in a corner, ask the right questions, and it will reluctantly fess up to its humble origins. It hails from the Latin 'litterae,' you whisper in your date's ear. It puts on a big act, but it literally just means 'things made of letters.
- From Amy Krouse Rosenthal (2016). Textbook. Dutton. ISBN 978-1-101-98454-3., as quoted in McAlpin, Heller (August 9, 2016). "'Textbook' Tries To Extend Kid-Lit Playfulness To Adult Reading". NPR. Retrieved on 22 November 2019.
- There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle ... I'm going with B, everything.
- From Amy Krouse Rosenthal (2016). Textbook. Dutton. ISBN 978-1-101-98454-3., as quoted in McAlpin, Heller (August 9, 2016). "'Textbook' Tries To Extend Kid-Lit Playfulness To Adult Reading". NPR. Retrieved on 22 November 2019.
Quotes about[edit]
- My wife gave me a gift at the end of her column when she left me that empty space, one I would like to offer you. A blank space to fill. The freedom and permission to write your own story. Here is your empty space. What will you do with your own fresh start?
- Her husband Jason, writing of her piece Amy Krouse Rosenthal (March 3, 2017). "You May Want to Marry My Husband". The New York Times. Retrieved on 22 November 2019., published 10 days before her death, as quoted in Aggeler, Madeleine (June 15, 2018). "Read This and Cry … It’s Friday". The Cut. Retrieved on 22 November 2019.
