Thats what you call turning personal pain into sweet, sweet lemonade.

Nora Ephrons Heartburn

Ephrons 1983 novel breaks down a breakup in excruciating detail.

“I really should get over that.

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Campbellcalled itthe hate book of all time.

Whoever they may be, we can probably safely assume that they both think the song is about them.

Rumors abound that theShrekvillain was based on Eisner, from his face to his control-freak tendencies.

Nora Ephron’s Heartburn

Johnstone was a real person and in fact a real poet who was a classmate of Adams.

But it was interesting to note that people were falling over themselves to take credit for it.

You know you dont sound like the greatest guy in the world, right?

Judd Apatow

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Norman Mailer’s An American Dream

Carly Simon’s “You’re So Vain”

Lauren Weisberger’s The Devil Wears Prada

Taylor Swift

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Shrek

Dreamworks Animation

Michael Crichton’s Next

Justin Timberlake’s “Cry Me a River”

Douglas Adams’ Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

Alanis Morissette’s “You Oughta Know”

Alfred Hitchcock’s Rear Window