- Joanna Eberhart: Hey, aren't you Bobbie Markowitz? I love your books. What was the name of that book, the one about your mother?
- Bobbie Markowitz: "I Love You, But Please Die".
Nicole Kidman - Joanna Eberhart
Bette Midler - Bobbie Markowitz

“When I buy a new book, I read the last page first. That way, in case I die before I finish, I know how it ends. That, my friend, is a dark side.”
Billy Crystal - Harry Burns

“All my knowledge came from books, and I'd just finished a novel about a glamorous French actress from the Comedie Francaise. That's the theater in France. When she wanted to arouse a man's interest, she treated him like a dog.”

Margaret Sullavan - Klara Novak

“I'm writing a novel myself. I'd be very disappointed if you gentlemen don't burn it.”

George Macready - Schoolteacher

“I never make up anything. I get everything from my books. They're all true.”
Edna May Wonacott - Ann Newton