88 Quotes by Cynthia Heimel

You love somebody, and then you don’t love them anymore. But if you really love somebody, you always love them, don’t you? Isn’t there always some small part of you that reads their horoscope in the paper everyday?

Never judge someone by who he’s in love with; judge him by his friends. People fall in love with the most appalling people.

The media know exactly what they’re doing, focusing our attention on Arsenio’s hairdo. We need to keep our brains brimming with rubbish. If we didn’t, we might think about things.

Here is Heimel’s Law: Anything you fantasize about won’t come true. So just cut it out.

It seems to me, correct me if I’m wrong, that there are an awful lot of people in Manhattan. And it’s getting worse.

This is New York, a combat zone, and everyone has to have an angle or they’re not allowed over the bridges or through the tunnels. Let them have their angles, it’s what they live for. You’ve got better things to worry about, like making sure the people that actually matter don’t try any funny stuff.

In Manhattan, marriage is a trend. Couples kiss over their arugula and radicchio salads. They fondle each other’s genitals while devouring their pasta puttanesca. By the time the tiramisu arrives, they’ve slid under the table.

You know what we can be like: see a guy and think he’s cute one minute, the next minute our brains have us married with kids, the following minute we see him having an extramarital affair. By the time someone says, ‘I’d like you to meet Cecil,’ we shout, ‘You’re late again with the child support!’

With dogs, you don’t need gurus. Dogs are forever in the moment. They are always a tidal wave of feelings, and every feeling is some variant of love.