"I think being a mother helps keep your feet on the ground. There's very little dignity in parenthood. It's a great leveller."

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Source : "'Never mind glass ceilings, what about glass skirting boards?'". Interview with Kevin Maguire, www.theguardian.com. January 29, 2003.

Frances O'Grady

#Mother Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Feet Quotes

“When the purpose of the appointment to ,cohabit with the widow bas been attained in accordance with the law, those two shall behave towards each other like a father and a daughter in law.”
“To read is to withdraw.To make oneself unavailable. One would feel easier about it if the pursuit inself were less...selfish.”
“Subject becoming less relevant, each painting having a life of its own, each stroke leading to the next. It is more about the connection of body and spirit to canvas, over mind to canvas.”
“At first people refuse to believe that a strange new thing can be done, then they begin to hope it can be done, then they see it can be done--then it is done and all the world wonders why it was not done centuries ago.”

Source : Frances Hodgson Burnett (2016). “The Secret Garden”, p.297, Frances Hodgson Burnett
“And this one I wanted to do some covers. So I just really sang some of my favorite songs.”
“August depresses me a little. I don't even feel like eating. And when I don't eat, that's a sure sign of stagnation.”
“I think we should all talk to our enemies and talk to our friends. Talk! That's the only way we'll find solutions.”
“Blessed is he who has a soul, blessed is he who has none, but woe and grief to him who has it in embryo.”

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