Jane Wagner is an American writer, director and producer. Wagner is best known as Lily Tomlin's comedy writer, collaborator and life partner.
She is the author of The Search For Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe, The Incredible Shrinking Woman and other Tomlin vehicles.
“My space chums think reality was once a primitive method of crowd control that got out of hand. In my view, it’s absurdity dressed up in a three-piece business suit.”
“A sobering thought: what if, at this very moment, I am living up to my full potential? ”
“Delusions of grandeur make me feel a lot better about myself.”
“I made some studies, and reality is the leading cause of stress amongst those in touch with it. I can take it in small doses, but as a lifestyle, I found it too confining. It was just too needful; it expected me to be there for it all the time, and with all I have to do--I had to let something go.”
“At the moment you are most in awe of all there is about life that you do not understand, you are closer to understanding it all than at any other time. ”
“The ability to delude yourself may be an important survival tool.”
“I worry whoever thought up the term 'quality control' thought if we didn't control it, it would get out of hand.”
“I personally believe we developed language because of our deep inner need to complain.”
“All my life, I always wanted to be somebody. Now I see that I should have been more specific. ”
“Reality is the leading cause of stress amongst those in touch with it.”
“Reality is just a collective hunch.”