Delia Ephron

Children are a house's enemy. They don't mean to be — they just can't help it. It's their enthusiasm, their energy, their naturally destructive tendencies.

Delia Ephron (born July 12, 1944) is a scriptwriter and producer.

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• Children are a house's enemy. They don't mean to be — they just can't help it. It's their enthusiasm, their energy, their naturally destructive tendencies.
  • The Quotable Mom, ed. Kate Rowinski, page 76

• And a quick glance in the mirror turns out to be a mistake. Oh God, is that my face?
  • Hanging Up, Delia Ephron

• With any child entering adolescence, one hunts for signs of health, is desperate for the smallest indication that the child's problems will never be important enough for a television movie.
  • Funny Sauce (1986), Delia Ephron

• Doyouwantogoona--Who is this? Oh, I have the wrong number.
  • Teenage Romance (Viking, 1981)
  • Quoted in Girls: 10 Gutsy, God-Centered Sessions on Issues That Matter to Girls By Helen Musick, Dan Jessup, Crystal Kirgiss