"I used to refer to myself as a 'theoretical anorexic,' just as crazy when it came to body image, but saved by a lack of self-discipline. My daughters do everything better than I do - they're smarter, more beautiful, happier. What if they end up better at anorexia, too?"

-- Ayelet Waldman

#Beautiful Quotes #Mother Quotes #Daughter Quotes

“I think I did a lot of really stupid stuff really quickly in my twenties and that sort of led me to want to sort of just relax a little bit. Relax a lot.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“With the adult ones, I feel I need to get as deep inside the psychology of a character as I can, and that needs to be first-person. In the children's books, I feel I need some distance. I don't want to be the nine-year-old at the center of the story. I need to have some type of narrative voice.”
“Peace is not a dream; it is hard work, and there is nothing naive, glamorous or simplistic about it.”
“People who love sausage and people who believe in justice should never watch either of them being made”
“Do not be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better. What if they are a little coarse and you may get your coat soiled or torn? What if you do fail, and get fairly rolled in the dirt once or twice? Up again, you shall never be so afraid of a tumble.”
“I like a good challenge, and I always think that I perform best if challenged.”
“We are meant to go through this life with a partner, someone who picks us up when we're down.”

Source : "Joshua Radin, Singer-Songwriter: So Much To Say, So Much To Love". Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.
“Ever since I began to compose, I have remained true to my starting principle: not to write a page because no matter what public, or what pretty girl wanted it to be thus or thus; but to write solely as I myself thought best, and as it gave me pleasure.”

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