Mindy Kaling Quotes About Books

Quotes about: Books

• When I was twenty-five, I went on exactly four dates with a much older guy whom I'll call Peter Parker. I'm calling him Peter Parker because the actual guy's name was also alliterative, and because, well, it's my book and I'll name a guy I dated after Spider-Man's alter ego if I want to.

  Mindy Kaling

  Book, Men, Names

  Mindy Kaling (2011). “Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns)(Enhanced Edition)”, p.179, Crown/Archetype

• This book will take you two days to read. Did you even see the cover? It’s mostly pink. If you’re reading this book every night for months, something is not right.

  Mindy Kaling

  Book, Reading, Night

• There are many teenage vampire books you could have purchased instead. I'm grateful you made this choice.

  Mindy Kaling

  Teenage, Book, Grateful

  Mindy Kaling (2011). “Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns)(Enhanced Edition)”, p.3, Crown/Archetype

• I really love "Bridget Jones's Diary" - and I love the book, too. You wonder how it ever got made into a movie. She's supposed to be chubby, and two of the hottest guys ever are straight-up fighting over her?

  Mindy Kaling

  Book, Fighting, Two

  "The Exchange: Mindy Kaling". Interview withy Kate Bittman, www.newyorker.com. October 14, 2011.

• As a kid, I always loved serialized books. It’s the reason why people love Harry Potter. Serialization is amazing. It works in television. It works in film and it works in books. Especially when you’re a young kid, you get attached to these characters.

  Mindy Kaling

  Book, Character, Kids

  "Mindy Kaling Talks Sex in Sweet Valley (And Other Concerns)". Interview with Sara Benincasa, www.bookish.com. November 21, 2011.

• Writing a book is the most terrifying thing that I've ever done. It's so much harder than writing for television because it is a completely different skill set.

  Mindy Kaling

  Book, Writing, Skills

  "Interview: Mindy Kaling Talks Sex In Sweet Valley (And Other Concerns)". Interview with Sara Benincasa, www.huffingtonpost.com. November 21, 2011.

• Couples are really funny, because if they are together, they can fight and do fun things together. In Jane Austen books, marriage is the end of the story, but I actually think a really funny couple could be a fun thing to watch.

  Mindy Kaling

  Couple, Fun, Book

  "Mindy Kaling's Real-Life Dating Adventures, The Mindy Project, and SO Much More". Interview with Jessica Radloff, www.glamour.com. October 15, 2013.

• I feel lucky because I was a nerd, which I talk about in the book, but I had academic success, so through that, because that's what my parents put a great deal of value on, I had a great childhood because I sort of fulfilled the expectations of being good at school.

  Mindy Kaling

  Book, School, Expectations

• I write a little bit about what it's like to be a female boss in my book [ Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?] and the things I've noticed about that, but by and large, it's just a tough job in general.

  Mindy Kaling

  Jobs, Book, Writing

  "Mindy Kaling On Refusing To Be An Outsider And Sexism On Set". www.wbur.org. October 16, 2014.

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