58 quotes found
Novelist · American
American novelist
“I even love the smell of books.”
“A good mother is irreplaceable.”
“The young have everything but wisdom.”
“If only men came made to order. It's so hard to find a decent fellow.”
“Art makes the spirit soar. And when the spirit is lifted, life follows.”
“It [money] doesn't have anything have anything to do with the magnificence of a person. It doesn't. What matters is what you make. Whether it's a cake for bingo night or a costume for a saint or a ...”
“That's when you know for sure somebody loves you. They figure out what you need and they give it to you -- without you asking.”
“Relief is a wonderful emotion, highly underrated. In fact, I prefer it to elation or joy. Relief lets the air out of the Tire of Pain.”
“I used to believe my art had to be about the things that brought me joy and gave me hope. But I learned that art can be found in all of life, even in pain. --Valentine, while in Italy (pg 267)”
“A handwritten letter carries a lot of risk. It's a one-sided conversation that reveals the truth of the writer. Furthermore, the writer is not there to see the reaction of the person he writes to, ...”
“He said a man should always have to work hard to win a woman's heart, because when he gets it, it's worth it, and he'll never take it for granted.”
“If you look around to find meaning in everything that happens, you will end up disappointed. Sometimes there arent reasons behind the terrible things that go on. I ask myself, If I knew all the ans...”
“I love you , Valentine is actually a popular phrase used in greeting cards.If you were sending me one, what would it say? he asks.I love you, too, Roman.And there it is, words that I dread to say a...”
“The terrible things that happen to us in life never make any sense when we're in the middle of them, floundering, no end in sight. There is no rope to hang on to, it seems. Mothers can soothe child...”
“As we gather around the rough-hewn farm table made by my grandfather, I am reminded that my family has come together for generations in this same way. Summers were always our favorite times; we wou...”
“When I observe Gram, I see how fragile the notion of tradition can be. If I take my eyes off the way she kneads her Easter bread, or if I fail to study the way she sews a seam in suede, or if I los...”
“When a girl is beautiful, she gets to pick - she never has to wait for someone to choose her.”
“Having a purpose is the little secret of the nonpretties. Something to do always beats something to look at.”
“This is where men and women are different, we can put aside petty competition for relationships - they can't. It interferes.”
“My day begins at dawn as I take my cup of strong black espresso outside to watch the sunrise. I learned this ritual from my mother, who worked in a bread shop. Bakers are the great philosophers of ...”
“Who's the artist?""My favorite." She pauses. "Unknown." Edydie sits cross-legged on the couch. "There is something so pure about an artist creating something for the sheer joy of it, then sharing i...”
“Whatever it is that you're feeling, whatever it is you have a question about, whatever it is that you long to know, there is some book, somewhere, with the key. You just have to search for it.”
