When we found out that Elizabeth Berkley is penning a self-help book for teen girls, we wondered what advice the star of Saved By the Bell and Showgirls would be passing along to the young ladies of the world. Alas, we’ll have to wait, as the book isn’t expected until next spring. Luckily, Berkley isn’t the first celebrity who’s decided she has advice for the masses. Below are a few excerpts from several other notable celebrity self-help books. We tend to agree with the Roger Ebert line of thinking when it comes to this sort of literature, but we think you’ll agree the following quotes make a Monday morning just a little bit easier:
Jennifer Love Hewitt, The Day I Shot Cupid: Hello, My Name Is Jennifer Love Hewitt and I’m a Love-aholic
“Why can’t there be four balls in a relationship and two of them be mine? Then, after the silent treatment, kicking him a thousand times in my mind and a movie, I realized something: My theoretical balls were taking away his chance to be the guy.”
Whoopi Goldberg, Whoopi’s Big Book of Manners
“Nobody wants to see your finger in your nose.”
Kim Catrall, Sexual Intelligence
“But how do we navigate the mysteries of sex? We say we are swept away, possessed and overtaken—all of which acknowledge the force of desire but never its logic. Is it possible to develop a kind of sexual intelligence, one that can deepen our pleasure and give us a greater awareness of ourselves?”
