Wendy Wasserstein

“Every year on your birthday, you get a chance to start new.”

“Don't live down to expectations. Go out there and create some beyond your own.”

“I don't believe in happy endings, but I do believe in happy travels.”

“The real reason for comedy is to hide the pain.”

“I feel very strongly that you can't just have a generic woman. It's not about 'we're all women,' because we're not all the same.”

“The arts are the signature of a nation.”

“I've always believed that if you don't stay moving, they will throw dirt on you.”

“What I wanted was to be a person who was telling a story.”

“For a woman to be a heroine, she has to be a super-heroine.”

“The trick is to be happy in the moment.”

“Sometimes I think the only things I have in common with my mother are our last name and our mutual penchant for cheesecake.”

“You can't be what you can't see.”