Lily speaks:

“What if it’s boring… or if it’s not boring, it might be too revealing, or worse, it might be too revealing and still be boring.” – referring to her teenage diary in a Movie Magazine interview July, 1983

“Truth is, I’ve always been selling out. The difference is that in the past, I looked like I had integrity because there were no buyers.” – from the album “Modern Scream“

“Reality is nothing but a collective hunch.” – the character Trudy in “The Search…”

“Reality is the leading cause of stress amongst those in touch with it….” – the character Trudy in “The Search…”

“Reality is a crutch for people who can’t cope with drugs.” – written by Jane Wagner for Lily’s act

“I’ve always wanted to be somebody, but I see now I should have been more specific.” – the character Chrissy in “The Search…

” “Remember we’re all in this alone.” – written by Jane Wagner for Lily’s act

“Don’t be afraid of missing opportunities. Behind every failure is an opportunity somebody wishes they had missed.” – written by Jane Wagner for Lily’s act

“For fast acting relief, try slowing down” .” – written by Jane Wagner for Lily’s act

“If truth is beauty, how come no one has their hair done in the library?” .” – written by Jane Wagner for Lily’s act

“It’s my belief we developed language because of our deep inner need to complain.” – the character Trudy in “The Search…”

“The trouble with the rat race is that even if you win, you’re still a rat.” – written by Jane Wagner for Lily’s act

“If I had known what it would be like to have it all…I might have been willing to settle for less.” – the character Lyn in “The Search…”

“If love is the answer, could you please rephrase the question?” – written by Jane Wagner for Lily’s act

“No matter how cynical you become, it’s never enough to keep up.” – Lily in “The Search…”

“Sometimes I worry about being a success in a mediocre world.” – written by Jane Wagner for Lily’s act

“Why is it when we talk to God we’re said to be praying — but when God talks to us, we’re said to be schizophrenic?” – written by Jane Wagner for Lily’s act

“There’s so much plastic in this culture that vinyl leopard skin is becoming an endangered synthetic” – the character Judith Beasley

Interviewer: ” ‘You once said you had a drug problem…’

Lily: ‘Yeah, I still do. It’s so hard to find good grass these days’ ” – written by Jane Wagner for Lily’s act

“If you read a lot of books, you’re considered well-read. But if you watch a lot of TV, you’re not considered well-viewed. – written by Jane Wagner for Lily’s act

‘If you can’t be direct, why be?” Lily in telling a story about what a college classmate said to her when she was acting insecure and wimpy.

Sometimes I feel like a figment of my own imagination. – the character Chrissy in “The Search…”

“The best mind-altering drug is truth.” – written by Jane Wagner for Lily’s act

“If the formula for water is H2O, is the formula for an ice cube H2O squared?” – written by Jane Wagner for Lily’s act

“If evolution was worth its salt, it should’ve evolved something better than ‘survival of the fittest.’ I think a better idea would be ‘survival of the wittiest.’ At least, that way, creatures that didn’t survive could’ve died laughing.” – the character Trudy in “The Search…”