Quotes by Erin McKean

“Thats what dictionaries do. They catalog words in popular use.”

“I dont know any other public figure who has inspired so many words in a single year.”

Singing when no one else is around is always good. I especially like belters. Good, loud singing is probably better medicine than half the stuff they sell in pill bottles, and its cheaper, too. I also think people should never turn down an opportunity to hold a baby. Theres something about the feel of a new baby in your arms that just fixes you.

You don’t owe prettiness to anyone. Not to your boyfriend/spouse/partner, not to your co-workers, especially not to random men on the street. You don’t owe it to your mother, you don’t owe it to your children, you don’t owe it to civilization in general. Prettiness is not a rent you pay for occupying a space marked ‘female’.

Experiences is just paying attention as time passes.

For me, conferences are like little mental vacations: a chance to go visit an interesting place for a couple of days, and come back rested and refreshed with new ideas and perspectives.

“Singing when no one else is around is always good. I especially like belters. Good, loud singing is probably better medicine than half the stuff they sell in pill bottles, and its cheaper, too. I also think people should never turn down an opportunity to hold a baby. Theres something about the feel of a new baby in your arms that just fixes you.”