"I wonder how many ways there are for a mother to produce that wreckage in her own daughter, and my muscles tense as I think of them."

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Source : Jon McGregor (2012). “If Nobody Speaks of Remarkable Things”, p.182, Bloomsbury Publishing

Jon McGregor

#Daughter Quotes #Mother Quotes #Thinking Quotes

“Without a function, we cease to be. So, I will write till I die.”
“Some people are hurting so bad you have to do more than preach a message to them. You have to BE a message to them.”
“Without computers we will be stuck only proving theorems that have short proofs.”
“You don't realize how much a part of your character is part of yourself until you are no longer playing that character.”
“You only pass through this life once, you don't come back for an encore.”

Source : Elvis Presley (2007). “Elvis: Inspirations”, p.141, Andrews McMeel Publishing
“My mother always told me that no matter how much you dislike a person, when you meet them face to face you will find characteristics about them that you like. Jerry Falwell was a perfect example of that. I hated everything he stood for, but after meeting him in person, years after the trial, Jerry Falwell and I became good friends.”
“Now, the topic of religion seems much more complex, and I have a more complex relationship with it myself because I love religious music. I often find myself wanting to be in a religious state of mind even though I don't intellectually believe it. I want to go to that place emotionally. So it doesn't feel like something that I really want to debunk in that way. It's just not where my interests lie at the moment.”

Source : Source: www.avclub.com
“You don't realize how easy one is until you have two. Now I'm really a mom. Oh, I am a mom now! This is for serious â€” I am responsible for two people now.”

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