"Sometimes I want to clean up my desk and go out and say, respect me, I'm a respectable grown-up, and other times I just want to jump into a paper bag and shake and bake myself to death"
- Wendy Wasserstein
About this Quote
This quote by Wendy Wasserstein speaks to the inner conflict a lot of us feel in between wanting to be viewed as a responsible adult and wanting to get away from the pressures of life. On the one hand, we want to be respected and taken seriously, therefore we make every effort to present ourselves as mature and capable. On the other hand, life can be overwhelming and we may feel the urge to hide away and get away from our duties. The image of jumping into a paper bag and shaking and baking oneself to death is a humorous yet poignant method of revealing this inner struggle. It speaks with the desire to be viewed as an accountable grownup while also wanting to leave from the pressures of life.
"Death is no more than passing from one room into another. But there's a difference for me, you know. Because in that other room I shall be able to see"
