"Beyond a certain point, that was all a mother could do for her children - Hang around long enough to drive them crazy."

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Source : J. A. Jance (2009). “Outlaw Mountain: A Joanna Brady Mystery”, p.6, Harper Collins

J. A. Jance

#Mother Quotes #Children Quotes #Crazy Quotes

“Must, bid the Morn awake! Sad Winter now declines, Each bird doth choose a mate; This day's Saint Valentine's. For that good bishop's sake Get up and let us see What beauty it shall be That Fortune us assigns.”
“I'm a hopeless romantic. I love love. My middle name is Love. Valentine's Day is my favorite holiday. I want to have a family and children. I am a sucker for every romantic comedy that comes out.”
“Of course the grass is greener on the other side of the fence. Why do you think the neighbors put up the fence?”
“Look at all our old men in pubs. Look at all our young people on drugs.”
“Going to the cinema is like returning to the womb; you sit there, still and meditative in the darkness, waiting for life to appear on the screen.”

Source : Federico Fellini, Bert Cardullo (2006). “Federico Fellini: Interviews”, p.16, Univ. Press of Mississippi
“Laughter is the valve on the pressure cooker of life.”
“I do not mean to mock or ridicule your life's work, for in one way at least it mimics my own: We have dedicated our lives to the pursuit of phantoms. The difference is the nature of those phantoms. Mine exist between other men's ears; yours live solely between your own.”
“Let there be no innovation; keep to what has been handed down.”

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