Mothers From Famous Writers Quotes & Sayings

And all love that had overtaken her would have to be a memory, a truck on the interstate roaring up from the left, a thing she must let pass. — Lorrie Moore

I have become intrigued with the combining of seemingly unrelated ideas or images, or the drawing upon the many, sometimes dissimilar, meanings a word might have. — John Barton

Kinsey was never a lawyer. She's strictly blue collar. — Sue Grafton

Ambitious people awe some and terrify others! — Ali Vali

The dog and the rabbit are telling us not to chase unattainable material goals. — Kit Williams

A stray, unthought-of five minutes may contain the event of a life, and this all-important moment - who can tell when it will be upon us? — Dean Alford

Nader's data could not have been clearer, or more unsettling. He demonstrated that the very act of remembering something makes it vulnerable to change. Like a text recalled from a computer's hard drive, each memory was subject to editing. First you have to search the computer for the the text and then bring it to the screen, at which point you can alter it and save it. Whether the changes are slight or extensive, the new document is never quite the same as the original. — Rebecca Skloot

(I want to) make good stories that have a redemptive message and allow people to dig into their own lives and personal struggles and go "Am I like this? Do I have these flaws too?" and open up a conversation. — Drew Waters

Wisdom comes from knowing the order of things ... and you are the first order of your business. — Elaine Marolakos Edelson