Jill

“All my life, I’d thought of having kids with the seriousness that I’d thought of taking a ceramics class. When I finally took one and came home with three beautifully glazed but warped bowls, my husband said: “You’re not going to turn into a lady who makes pots, are you?” I was not. I kept the bowls and display them proudly—one holds fruit, one batteries, one loose change—but I had no interest in making anything else.”
― Helen Ellis, Southern Lady Code

“but there were ceiling fans, which is my idea of nature.”
― Helen Ellis, Bring Your Baggage and Don't Pack Light

“There’s nothing nicer than unexpected appreciation. Hallmark doesn’t make a card for everything, so sometimes we make a judgment call. No, I don’t mean texting. My motto is: if you’re grateful, get a pen.”
― Helen Ellis, Southern Lady Code

“Southern Lady Code: a technique by which, if you don't have something nice to say, you say something not-so-nice in a nice way.”
― Helen Ellis , Southern Lady Code: Essays