Blanche Wiesen Cook Quotes
A lot of people say that Eleanor Roosevelt wasn't a good mother. And there are two pieces to that story. One is, when they were very young, she was not a good mother. She was an unhappy mother. She was an unhappy wife. She had never known what it was to be a good mother. She didn't have a good mother of her own. And so there's a kind of parenting that doesn't happen.
Blanche Wiesen Cook
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Sam Hunt
The great thing about writing is that it has to work without that invisible layer of the reader's added knowledge.
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I gave up years ago on the concept that you could actually have balance in your life, I think it's a phantom chase.
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There's the wonder of being able to do research from your own living room, of course. I do find that my biggest research issue, though, is how to frame my questions.
Victor LaValle
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Imogen Poots
I have a fascination with Flight 93. My emotions are mixed: awe, gratitude, fear, heartache, pride - even, in some ways, guilt.
Dana Perino
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Governments getting involved in sports activities would ultimately damage sports.
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F. Sionil Jose
