Mary Kay Blakely Quotes

Mother is the first word that occurs to politicians and columnists and popes when they raise the question, 'Why isn't life turning out the way we want it?'

Mary Kay Blakely

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The first function of a book review should be, I believe, to give some idea of the contents and character of the book.

Walter Kaufmann
- Believe
- Character
- Book
Sometimes you have to rest in certain games, but I want to play in every game.

Wayne Rooney
- Game
- Want
- Rest
I like writing about places, about people and environments. When I create a world, it lets me go in and define the details of that world.

Halsey
- People
- World
- Writing
When we were children, we used to think that when we were grown-up we would no longer be vulnerable. But to grow up is to accept vulnerability... To be alive is to be vulnerable.

Madeleine L'Engle
- Up
- Children
- Grow
One rose says more than the dozen.

Wendy Craig
- More
- Rose
- Than
As a child, I was hyper, I was a clown and I was sensitive. Today I'm all of the above, except I've refrained from bouncing off the walls.

Nadine Velazquez
- Today
- Child
- Walls