COLLECTED & CONSIDERED
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Cover of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

A Novel

by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Fiction, Stories & Poetry

Added to the collectionMay 3, 2026

Selected Passages

Selected passages

Here’s the thing about Hollywood. It’s both a place and a feeling. Note: like Eretz Yisrael

Be wary of men with something to prove.

“First, you have to push people’s boundaries and not feel bad about it. No one is going to give you anything if you don’t ask for it. You tried. You were told no. Get over it.”

And of course, that’s the easiest lie to tell, one you know the other person desperately wants to be true.

You can’t tell a single thing about a person’s true character if you both want the same thing

“We are not friends, Don,” I said. “I want to be clear on that.” Don nodded. “OK,” he said. “I understand.” “But I think we can be friendly.”

“I think being yourself - your true, entire self - is always going to feel like you’re swimming upstream.”