Lit world Quotes

“She might've previously veered off track and landed straight into chick lit land, but how many chick lits had the main character recognize how unpredictable life is and then apologize to those she had hurt when she tried forcing things to fit in placr?”

“My work has often been described as “chick lit” and for the most part the term doesn’t bother me. I think it simply signals to readers that the book is about women, written for women (although many men enjoy my books), about issues that concern women (relationships, careers, etc.) The only thing that bothers me is when the label is used disparagingly, to imply that all chick lit is, by definition, superficial, beach-read fluff because I believe that this is akin to saying that all women are devoid of substance and the issues that concern us, are fundamentally trivial ones. And I take issue with that.”

“I swear, when that woman dies, she'll be deader than everybody else.~Pattiecake from Laid Out and Candle Lit”

“Hope is patience with the lamp lit.”

“Chick lit was amazing, and I was thrilled to be part of it.”

“Brilliantly lit from stem to stern, she looked like a sagging birthday cake.”

“I know the lands are lit, with all the autumn blaze of Goldenrod.”

“I started a MySpace teen lit discussion group and invited people to join.”

“Teen fiction should be about teenagers - no matter how many arguments there are about what YA lit should be, this seems like the one thing we can all agree on.”

“She smiled and her whole face lit up. Or maybe it was mine. All I know for certain is that smile lit up even my darkest days.”