"And she, the new mother of a daughter, felt a fierceness come over her that seized at her heart, that made her feel as if her bones were turned to steel, as if she could turn herself into a weapon to keep this daughter of hers from having to be hurt by the world outside the ring of her arms."

-- Lauren Groff

#Daughter Quotes #Mother Quotes #Hurt Quotes

“To most people who look at a mobile, it's no more than a series of flat objects that move. To a few, though, it may be poetry.”
“I'm always storing away phrases and ideas and things that I think might turn into songs.”
“Each metal has a certain power, which is different from metal to metal, of setting the electric fluid in motion.”
“I like creating images.”
“The deliberative sense of the community should govern.”
“Anybody who is in #â€Ž freelance work, especially #â€Ž artistically , knows that it comes with all the #â€Ž insecurity and the ups and downs. It's a really frightening #â€Ž life .”
“Only when you are lost can love find itself in you without losing its way.”
“Iâ€™m a true believer in the mental side of gymnastics â€“ the 95% mental and 5% physical. Itâ€™s totally true. As you get to an older age, at 25 years old, Iâ€™ve pretty much learned everything that I need to learn in gymnastics. Now itâ€™s, can I mentally push through the daily grind? Can I push through the small injuries and the aches and pains?”

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