"There is no other closeness in human life like the closeness between a mother and her baby - chronologically, physically, and spiritually they are just a few heartbeats away from being the same person."

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Source : Susan Cheever (1995). “A Woman's Life: The Story of an Ordinary American and Her Extraordinary Generation”, Quill

Susan Cheever

#Mother Quotes #Baby Quotes #Heartbeat Quotes

“My wife was my greatest asset. I didn't marry her until after World War II, but she has complemented me in every job I've ever had”
“Its difficult to do something radically new, unless you are at the heart of a company.”
“Some women have 'always' been lesbians. Others, like myself, have 'become' one. As much a sociocultural construction as it is an effect of early childhood experiences, sexual identity is nether innate nor simply acquired, but dynamically (re)structured by forms of fantasy private and public, conscious and unconscious, which are culturally available and historically specific.”
“The idea is to become a best-selling author first and then the rest of my books will be slam dunks.”
“I believe God has heard my prayers. He will make it manifest in His own good time that He has heard me. I have recorded my petitions that when God has answered them, His name will be glorified.”
“Getting back to the point, a guy like Jerry, he deals with the business, and he doesn't see it as being evil or ugly, it's what you have to do, and I mean I know there's some really ugly parts to it and parts which drive me nuts, but not in the same way as music business.”
“Where there is real love one wants to go to church first.”
“A gift - be it a present, a kind word or a job done with care and love - explains itself!... and if receivin' it embarrasses you, it's because your 'thanks box' is warped.”

Source : Alice Childress (2012). “Like One of the Family: Conversations from a Domestic's Life”, p.78, Beacon Press

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