"She was the murderous mother who cut us to the bone but left us alive, left us naked and bewildered as wrinkled newborn babies, as blind puppies, as sun-starved newly hatched baby snakes. She left us a dark Gulf and salt-burned land. She left us to learn to crawl. She left us to salvage. Katrina is the mother we will remember until the next mother with large, merciless hands, committed to blood, comes."

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Source : Jesmyn Ward (2012). “Salvage the Bones”, p.262, A&C Black

Jesmyn Ward

#Mother Quotes #Baby Quotes #Cutting Quotes

“I want my children to live in the country, to be a part of nature.”
“If you're really looking for something in particular, it helps to take your time.”
“Study yourself. Find your strong points and make them stronger as well as your weak ones and strengthen them. Study yourself carefully and you will see yourself as you really are.”

Source : William Walker Atkinson (2016). “WILLIAM WALKER ATKINSON Ultimate Collection – 58 Books in One Volume: The Power of Concentration, The Key To Mental Power Development & Efficiency, Thought-Force in Business and Everyday Life, The Secret of Success, Mind Power, Raja Yoga, Self-Healing by Thought Force…”, p.6196, e-artnow
“I would be terribly disappointed if anything would get in the way of my being cast in something, or if performances were canceled. It was a fix that I obviously needed.”
“Companies should not have a singular view of profitability. There needs to be a balance between commerce and social responsibility... The companies that are authentic about it will wind up as the companies that make more money.”
“Fiction writers can’t be trusted. They make things up.”

Source : Dan Poynter (2000). “The Self-publishing Manual: How to Write, Print, and Sell Your Own Book”, Para Publishing
“The last thing you want to do is shoot 80 wearing 'tartan troosers'.”
“Music's always been really cathartic. It's the best drug for me to get away from the everyday pressures just for a second via a good song.”

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