3 Quotes & Sayings By Ty Roth

Ty Roth is the author of eight books, including her bestselling memoir, It Had to Be You: A Love Story. She has been a contributing editor at The Huffington Post and a contributor to People, The New York Times, and Elle.com. She received a Fulbright grant that took her to Serbia and was a recent participant in the HBO documentary "A Grown-Up's Guide to Talking about Race." She lives in New York.

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Your mistake is that you've concluded life is short, so you treat it as if it's precious, like a pretty little princess. Bullshit! Everyone's life is short. Quit feeling sorry for yourself. Fuck it. Treat it like a cheap hooker. Ask crazy shit from it, and you'll get more out of life than you could have ever wanted, imagined, or deserved. Ty Roth
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Sorry for your loss' Gordan said. His extended hand was immediately rejected with an if-looks-could-kill stare from Shelly's father, who was, as of yet, oblivious to the fact that we had stolen the last of his daughter.' Right. Well, fuck you too. Ty Roth