Tracy Pollan Quotes & Sayings

“Worrying won't prevent the worst outcome. I've learned to live in the moment, which is not my natural tendency. I've always thought that if I worried about something enough, it wouldn't happen. I forgot to worry about Parkinson's.”

“I'm not a social retard, but I prefer to go unnoticed.”

“Michael and I had great role models. Though his father has passed away, his parents had an amazingly strong marriage, as do mine. Both weathered really tough times. For us it has been normal to stay together through difficulties. We grew up witnessing that firsthand.”

“I'm not a writer, but I'm very good at editing. That's my specialty. I can read something and tell you everything that's wrong with it and what's great about it and what needs to change, but it's hard for me to organize my thoughts.”

“Happiness is definitely a priority in our household. That the kids are happy and everybody is comfortable. Self-esteem is very important.”

“I wasn't a very good waitress, always spilling things on people and forgetting things. I once spilled ashes all over Mike Wallace's table.”

“Everybody has their challenges; I couldn't say that we have more challenges than other people, they're just different.”

“I get so much out of being married and raising my kids - that's really important to me.”

“I'm a bit of a homebody. It doesn't take long for me to get to the point where I'm ready to be home again.”

“James Patterson has a way with female characters. He understands women in a way that a lot of male writers don't.”