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Daum Quotes By Meghan Daum: Not everyone in Santa Monica is a well-heeled,

Not everyone in Santa Monica is a well-heeled, juice-cleansing, Prius-driving yogini, but for better or worse, that is the city's dominant chord. — Meghan Daum

Daum Quotes By Meghan Daum: Social media, despite its reputation as the ultimate

Social media, despite its reputation as the ultimate agent of self-promotion, actually feeds on self-loathing. — Meghan Daum

Daum Quotes By Meghan Daum: She didn't really want to have a baby;

She didn't really want to have a baby; she wanted to want to have a baby. — Meghan Daum

Daum Quotes By Meghan Daum: Few targets of ridicule are as easy to

Few targets of ridicule are as easy to hit as owners and handlers of competitive show dogs. — Meghan Daum

Daum Quotes By Meghan Daum: Non-fiction about personal subjects is going to attract

Non-fiction about personal subjects is going to attract more user comments than a foreign correspondent writing from Syria - unfortunately. — Meghan Daum

Daum Quotes By Meghan Daum: It's not that I don't get on bandwagons;

It's not that I don't get on bandwagons; I just climb aboard only after most of the band has packed up and left for the next gig. — Meghan Daum

Daum Quotes By Meghan Daum: If the desire to have children is just

If the desire to have children is just a way to build some noisy tribe of distraction around oneself, then I'd rather be alone. — Meghan Daum

Daum Quotes By Meghan Daum: Novelty has a way of intensifying memory. The

Novelty has a way of intensifying memory. The less often you do something, the deeper the memory burrows in. — Meghan Daum

Daum Quotes By Meghan Daum: We use our gadgets for distraction and entertainment.

We use our gadgets for distraction and entertainment. We use them to avoid work while giving the impression that we're actually working hard. — Meghan Daum

Daum Quotes By Meghan Daum: For my part, if I'm working while flying,

For my part, if I'm working while flying, I'm often a bit relieved to be forced to shut down the computer on final descent. But I guess I'm a slacker. — Meghan Daum

Daum Quotes By Meghan Daum: Almost nothing is more tedious than complaining about

Almost nothing is more tedious than complaining about the weather. — Meghan Daum

Daum Quotes By Meghan Daum: When there's so much choice, it can get

When there's so much choice, it can get overwhelming and it's hard to make a choice. — Meghan Daum

Daum Quotes By Meghan Daum: The path of least resistance has a lot

The path of least resistance has a lot going for it. The comfort zone isn't where you lose yourself. It's where you find yourself. — Meghan Daum

Daum Quotes By Meghan Daum: This whole notion that it's somehow easy and

This whole notion that it's somehow easy and simpler to live in the country is such a fallacy. — Meghan Daum

Daum Quotes By Meghan Daum: For me, writing essays is very much about

For me, writing essays is very much about processing ideas and offering them up to the reader so that they are fully cooked. — Meghan Daum

Daum Quotes By Meghan Daum: Confessions are not processed or analysed; they're told

Confessions are not processed or analysed; they're told in a moment of desperation to a priest or to somebody interrogating you about a crime. — Meghan Daum

Daum Quotes By Meghan Daum: If anything, 'Fifty Shades of Grey' is a

If anything, 'Fifty Shades of Grey' is a generic romance cynically engineered to appeal to the lowest common denominator of female fantasy. — Meghan Daum

Daum Quotes By Meghan Daum: I don't think anyone's ever accused me of

I don't think anyone's ever accused me of too much self-love. — Meghan Daum

Daum Quotes By Meghan Daum: My goal is to invite readers to think

My goal is to invite readers to think along with me and draw their own conclusions. — Meghan Daum

Daum Quotes By Meghan Daum: Self-righteousness, when you think about it, is a

Self-righteousness, when you think about it, is a contra-indicator of self-esteem. It's what sets in when genuine righteousness eludes us. — Meghan Daum

Daum Quotes By Meghan Daum: Becoming a parent is always going to be

Becoming a parent is always going to be a default setting. I truly believe there will always be more people who want to have children than who don't. — Meghan Daum

Daum Quotes By Meghan Daum: To have an old dog is to look

To have an old dog is to look into the eyes of the sweetest soul you know and see traces of the early light of the worst day of your life. — Meghan Daum

Daum Quotes By Meghan Daum: I respond to about a quarter of comments.

I respond to about a quarter of comments. It's a good barometer of my mental health - when I'm healthy and busy, I don't read them. — Meghan Daum

Daum Quotes By Meghan Daum: You don't realize how much a dog's presence

You don't realize how much a dog's presence defines the contours of your home until, in its absence, the walls seem to relocate themselves. — Meghan Daum

Daum Quotes By Meghan Daum: I love the essay. It's my favorite genre

I love the essay. It's my favorite genre to work in. — Meghan Daum

Daum Quotes By Meghan Daum: At some point in my early forties I

At some point in my early forties I realized that my primary goal in just about any verbal exchange is to lighten the mood. — Meghan Daum

Daum Quotes By Meghan Daum: Obviously, nobody chooses not to have kids because

Obviously, nobody chooses not to have kids because they'd rather sleep in late. It's a very visceral decision, and it's a complicated decision. — Meghan Daum

Daum Quotes By Meghan Daum: Air travelers, of course, are famous for their

Air travelers, of course, are famous for their hubris. They carry on too many bags and use the restroom when the seat-belt sign is on. — Meghan Daum

Daum Quotes By Meghan Daum: I don't confess in my work because to

I don't confess in my work because to me, that implies that you're dumping all your guilt and sins on the page and asking the reader to forgive you. — Meghan Daum

Daum Quotes By Meghan Daum: To be honored by success is to take

To be honored by success is to take your life seriously. To humble-talk about it is to take yourself seriously. — Meghan Daum

Daum Quotes By Meghan Daum: In the history of the world, a whole

In the history of the world, a whole story has never been told. — Meghan Daum

Daum Quotes By Meghan Daum: A young female essayist saying they're influenced by

A young female essayist saying they're influenced by Joan Didion is like a young female singer-songwriter saying they're influenced by Joni Mitchell. — Meghan Daum

Daum Quotes By Meghan Daum: It's about time we stop mistaking self-knowledge for

It's about time we stop mistaking self-knowledge for self-absorption - and realize that nobody has a monopoly on selfishness. — Meghan Daum

Daum Quotes By Meghan Daum: We're not handed situations based on our established

We're not handed situations based on our established likes and dislikes; we get what's available. — Meghan Daum

Daum Quotes By Meghan Daum: I love writing essays and articles, so it's

I love writing essays and articles, so it's hard for me to resist taking assignments that inevitably pull me away from larger projects. — Meghan Daum

Daum Quotes By Meghan Daum: Writers are the ones who figure out how

Writers are the ones who figure out how to put their observations into words. — Meghan Daum

Daum Quotes By Meghan Daum: But a dog confers status on a man.

But a dog confers status on a man. It shows he is responsible and capable of love. It will probably even help him get laid. — Meghan Daum

Daum Quotes By Meghan Daum: Much of the magic of language, of course,

Much of the magic of language, of course, lies in its fluidity. — Meghan Daum

Daum Quotes By Meghan Daum: It may take a village to raise a

It may take a village to raise a child, but not every villager needs to be a mom or dad. Some of us just need to be who we are. — Meghan Daum

Daum Quotes By Meghan Daum: I loved 'About Schmidt'. I like Alexander Payne's

I loved 'About Schmidt'. I like Alexander Payne's work a lot. — Meghan Daum

Daum Quotes By Meghan Daum: In a world of oversharing, we don't want

In a world of oversharing, we don't want to be unknown or unseen. We don't want to be left out. — Meghan Daum

Daum Quotes By Meghan Daum: I think whatever generation you're in has a

I think whatever generation you're in has a nostalgia for the generations past and the generations you weren't in. — Meghan Daum

Daum Quotes By Meghan Daum: We don't want privacy so much as privacy

We don't want privacy so much as privacy settings. — Meghan Daum

Daum Quotes By Meghan Daum: The idea of loving someone no matter what

The idea of loving someone no matter what they do is overrated, not to mention largely impossible. — Meghan Daum

Daum Quotes By Meghan Daum: I am weary of happiness, both as a

I am weary of happiness, both as a word and as a concept. — Meghan Daum

Daum Quotes By Meghan Daum: I work really hard not to have a

I work really hard not to have a kitsch tone to any of my work, particularly radio stuff, which sometimes goes in that direction on certain programs. — Meghan Daum