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Judith Viorst Quotes

Our early lessons in love and our developmental history shape the expectations we bring into marriage Picture Quote #1

Late birds get worms while early birds get tired Picture Quote #1

There is a time to separate from our mother. But unless we are ready to separate-unless we are ready to leave her and be left-anything is better than separation Picture Quote #1

As we acquire new aches and new pains, our health care is, of necessity, being supplied by internists, cardiologists, dermatologists, podiatrists, urologists, periodontists, gynecologists and psychiatrists, from all of whom we want a second opinion. We want a second opinion that says, don’t worry, you are going to live forever Picture Quote #1

We love as soon as we learn to distinguish a separate ‘you’ and ‘me.’ Love is our attempt to assuage the terror and isolation of that separateness Picture Quote #1

When he is late for dinner and I know he must be either having an affair or lying dead in the street, I always hope he’s dead Picture Quote #1

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My mom says I’m her sugarplum. My mom says I’m her lamb. My mom says I’m completely perfect Just the way I am. My mom says I’m a super-special wonderful terrific little guy. My mom just had another baby. Why? Picture Quote #1

Mid-grade readers don’t have short attention spans, they just have low boredom tolerance Picture Quote #1

Telling a lie is called wrong. Telling the truth is called right. Except when telling the truth is called bad manners and telling a lie is called polite Picture Quote #1

Strength is the capacity to break a Hershey bar into four pieces with your bare hands - and then eat just one of the pieces Picture Quote #1

Love is when you realize that he’s as sexy as Woody Allen, as smart as Jimmy Connors, as funny as Ralph Nader, as athletic as Henry Kissinger and nothing like Robert Redford - but you’ll take him anyway Picture Quote #1

Sun lighting a child’s hair. A friend’s embrace. Slow dancing in a safe and quiet place. The pleasures of an ordinary life Picture Quote #1

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Love is the same as like except you feel sexier Picture Quote #1

The lives we lead are determined, for better and worse, by our loss experiences Picture Quote #1

Many of us are done with adolescence before we are done with adolescent love Picture Quote #1

Recognize joy when it arrives in the plain brown wrappings of everyday life Picture Quote #1

I could be such a wonderful wife to another wife’s husband Picture Quote #1

Absence makes the heart grow frozen, not fonder Picture Quote #1

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One advantage of marriage, it seems to me, is that when you fall out of love with him, or he falls out of love with you, it keeps you together until you maybe fall in again Picture Quote #1

Sun lighting a child’s hair. A friend’s embrace. Slow dancing in a safe and quiet place. The pleasures of an ordinary life Picture Quote #1

It’s true love because if he said quit drinking martinis but I kept on drinking them and the next morning I couldn’t get out of bed, he wouldn’t tell me he told me Picture Quote #1

We have to divide mother love with our brothers and sisters. Our parents can help us cope with the loss of our dream of absolute love. But they cannot make us believe that we haven’t lost it Picture Quote #1

For we lose not only by death, but also by leaving and being left, by changing and letting go and moving on Picture Quote #1

It is true that the present is powerfully shaped by the past. But it is also true that... insight at any age keeps us from singing the same sad songs again Picture Quote #1

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Suffering makes you deep. Travel makes you broad. In case I get my pick, I’d rather travel Picture Quote #1

We begin life with loss. We are cast from the womb without an apartment, a charge plate, a job or a car. We are sucking, sobbing, clinging, helpless babies Picture Quote #1

One advantage of marriage is that, when you fall out of love with him or he falls out of love with you, it keeps you together until you fall in again Picture Quote #1

Close friends contribute to our personal growth. They also contribute to our personal pleasure, making the music sound sweeter, the wine taste richer, the laughter ring louder because they are there Picture Quote #1

You end up as you deserve. In old age you must put up with the face, the friends, the health, and the children you have earned Picture Quote #1

Because we believe ourselves to be better parents than our parents, we expect to produce better children than they produced Picture Quote #1

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Our early lessons in love and our developmental history shape the expectations we bring into marriage. (Judith Viorst Quotes) Late birds get worms while early birds get tired (Judith Viorst Quotes) There is a time to separate from our mother. But unless we are ready to separate-unless we are ready to leave her and be left-anything is better than separation (Judith Viorst Quotes) As we acquire new aches and new pains, our health care is, of necessity, being supplied by internists, cardiologists, dermatologists, podiatrists, urologists, periodontists, gynecologists and psychiatrists, from all of whom we want a second opinion. We want a second opinion that says, don’t worry, you are going to live forever (Judith Viorst Quotes) We love as soon as we learn to distinguish a separate ‘you’ and ‘me.’ Love is our attempt to assuage the terror and isolation of that separateness (Judith Viorst Quotes) When he is late for dinner and I know he must be either having an affair or lying dead in the street, I always hope he’s dead. (Judith Viorst Quotes) My mom says I’m her sugarplum. My mom says I’m her lamb. My mom says I’m completely perfect Just the way I am. My mom says I’m a super-special wonderful terrific little guy. My mom just had another baby. Why? (Judith Viorst Quotes) Mid-grade readers don’t have short attention spans, they just have low boredom tolerance (Judith Viorst Quotes) Telling a lie is called wrong. Telling the truth is called right. Except when telling the truth is called bad manners and telling a lie is called polite. (Judith Viorst Quotes) Strength is the capacity to break a Hershey bar into four pieces with your bare hands - and then eat just one of the pieces. (Judith Viorst Quotes) Love is when you realize that he’s as sexy as Woody Allen, as smart as Jimmy Connors, as funny as Ralph Nader, as athletic as Henry Kissinger and nothing like Robert Redford - but you’ll take him anyway. (Judith Viorst Quotes) Sun lighting a child’s hair. A friend’s embrace. Slow dancing in a safe and quiet place. The pleasures of an ordinary life. (Judith Viorst Quotes) Love is the same as like except you feel sexier (Judith Viorst Quotes) The lives we lead are determined, for better and worse, by our loss experiences (Judith Viorst Quotes) Many of us are done with adolescence before we are done with adolescent love (Judith Viorst Quotes) Recognize joy when it arrives in the plain brown wrappings of everyday life (Judith Viorst Quotes) I could be such a wonderful wife to another wife’s husband (Judith Viorst Quotes) Absence makes the heart grow frozen, not fonder (Judith Viorst Quotes) One advantage of marriage, it seems to me, is that when you fall out of love with him, or he falls out of love with you, it keeps you together until you maybe fall in again (Judith Viorst Quotes) Sun lighting a child’s hair. A friend’s embrace. Slow dancing in a safe and quiet place. The pleasures of an ordinary life (Judith Viorst Quotes) It’s true love because if he said quit drinking martinis but I kept on drinking them and the next morning I couldn’t get out of bed, he wouldn’t tell me he told me (Judith Viorst Quotes) We have to divide mother love with our brothers and sisters. Our parents can help us cope with the loss of our dream of absolute love. But they cannot make us believe that we haven’t lost it (Judith Viorst Quotes) For we lose not only by death, but also by leaving and being left, by changing and letting go and moving on (Judith Viorst Quotes) It is true that the present is powerfully shaped by the past. But it is also true that... insight at any age keeps us from singing the same sad songs again (Judith Viorst Quotes) Suffering makes you deep. Travel makes you broad. In case I get my pick, I’d rather travel (Judith Viorst Quotes) We begin life with loss. We are cast from the womb without an apartment, a charge plate, a job or a car. We are sucking, sobbing, clinging, helpless babies (Judith Viorst Quotes) One advantage of marriage is that, when you fall out of love with him or he falls out of love with you, it keeps you together until you fall in again (Judith Viorst Quotes) Close friends contribute to our personal growth. They also contribute to our personal pleasure, making the music sound sweeter, the wine taste richer, the laughter ring louder because they are there (Judith Viorst Quotes) You end up as you deserve. In old age you must put up with the face, the friends, the health, and the children you have earned (Judith Viorst Quotes) Because we believe ourselves to be better parents than our parents, we expect to produce better children than they produced (Judith Viorst Quotes)

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