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Anna Quindlen Quotes

You are the only person alive who has sole custody of your life Your entire life Not just the life of your mind, but the life of your heart. Not just your bank account, but your soul. ~ Anna Quindlen Picture Quote #1

You are the only person alive who has sole custody of your life ... Your entire life ... Not just the life of your mind, but the life of your heart. Not just your bank account, but your soul Picture Quote #1

I do think there’s some aspect of being a novelist that is a little crazy making Picture Quote #1

A safety net of small white lies can be the bedrock of a successful marriage. You wouldn’t believe how cheaply I can do a kitchen renovation Picture Quote #1

Maybe I had three children in the first place so I wouldn’t ever have to play board games. In my religion, martyrs die Picture Quote #1

A life of unremitting caution, without the carefree - or even, occasionally, the careless - may turn out to be half a life Picture Quote #1

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If there is anyone who’s living the work of the New Testament, it’s the nuns of the Catholic church and not the Catholic hierarchy Picture Quote #1

Raising a child is a little like Picasso’s work; in the beginning he did very conventional representational things. Cubism came after he had the rules down pat Picture Quote #1

It makes me angry to think that . . . female sanitation workers will spend their days doing a job most of their co-workers think they can’t handle, and then they will go home and do another job most of their co-workers don’t want Picture Quote #1

Sometimes we don’t see out of our peripheral vision what’s coming right around the corner Picture Quote #1

I’m very optimistic. I think if you would describe me, my pretty consistent affect is that I’m a pretty happy person Picture Quote #1

The problem... is emblematic of what hasn’t changed during the equal opportunity revolution of the last 20 years. Doors opened; opportunities evolved. Law, institutions, corporations moved forward. But many minds did not Picture Quote #1

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I only really understand myself, what I’m really thinking and feelings, when I’ve talked it over with my circle of female friends. When days go by without that connection, I feel like a radio playing in an empty room Picture Quote #1

Ethnic stereotypes are misshapen pearls, sometimes with a sandy grain of truth at their center. ... but they ignore complexity, change, and individuality Picture Quote #1

We take our vitamins, we go to exercise class, we put on our seat belts. And then something blindsides us and gives the lie to our carefully constructed facade of safety Picture Quote #1

My father expected his first child to be a boy, and when it didn’t turn out that way he didn’t let the fact get in the way of a good story Picture Quote #1

We almost manage to forget that things happen that we don’t anticipate Picture Quote #1

If God had meant Harvard professors to appear in People magazine, She wouldn’t have invented The New York Review of Books Picture Quote #1

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On social welfare the Church does so much good around the world - nuns running schools and homeless shelters, priests ministering to people who are in crisis Picture Quote #1

The life of a good dog is like the life of a good person, only shorter and more compressed, Picture Quote #1

All of the qualities that you need to be a good opinion columnist tend to be qualities that aren’t valued in women Picture Quote #1

I hadn’t written a love story before and I hadn’t written a novel with a happy ending before Picture Quote #1

Real friends offer both hard truths and soft landings and realize that it’s sometimes more important to be nice than to be honest Picture Quote #1

Being a reporter is as much a diagnosis as a job description Picture Quote #1

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The greatest public health threat for many American women is the men they live with Picture Quote #1

I show up. I listen. I try to laugh Picture Quote #1

It's so much easier to write a resume than to craft a spirit Picture Quote #1

In books I have traveled, not only to other worlds, but into my own Picture Quote #1

Catastrophe is numerical. Loss is singular, one beloved at a time Picture Quote #1

Ignorance is death. A closed mind is a catafalque Picture Quote #1

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You are the only person alive who has sole custody of your life Your entire life Not just the life of your mind, but the life of your heart. Not just your bank account, but your soul. ~ Anna Quindlen (Anna Quindlen Quotes) You are the only person alive who has sole custody of your life ... Your entire life ... Not just the life of your mind, but the life of your heart. Not just your bank account, but your soul. (Anna Quindlen Quotes) I do think there’s some aspect of being a novelist that is a little crazy making (Anna Quindlen Quotes) A safety net of small white lies can be the bedrock of a successful marriage. You wouldn’t believe how cheaply I can do a kitchen renovation. (Anna Quindlen Quotes) Maybe I had three children in the first place so I wouldn’t ever have to play board games. In my religion, martyrs die. (Anna Quindlen Quotes) A life of unremitting caution, without the carefree - or even, occasionally, the careless - may turn out to be half a life. (Anna Quindlen Quotes) If there is anyone who’s living the work of the New Testament, it’s the nuns of the Catholic church and not the Catholic hierarchy. (Anna Quindlen Quotes) Raising a child is a little like Picasso’s work; in the beginning he did very conventional representational things. Cubism came after he had the rules down pat. (Anna Quindlen Quotes) It makes me angry to think that . . . female sanitation workers will spend their days doing a job most of their co-workers think they can’t handle, and then they will go home and do another job most of their co-workers don’t want. (Anna Quindlen Quotes) Sometimes we don’t see out of our peripheral vision what’s coming right around the corner (Anna Quindlen Quotes) I’m very optimistic. I think if you would describe me, my pretty consistent affect is that I’m a pretty happy person. (Anna Quindlen Quotes) The problem... is emblematic of what hasn’t changed during the equal opportunity revolution of the last 20 years. Doors opened; opportunities evolved. Law, institutions, corporations moved forward. But many minds did not. (Anna Quindlen Quotes) I only really understand myself, what I’m really thinking and feelings, when I’ve talked it over with my circle of female friends. When days go by without that connection, I feel like a radio playing in an empty room. (Anna Quindlen Quotes) Ethnic stereotypes are misshapen pearls, sometimes with a sandy grain of truth at their center. ... but they ignore complexity, change, and individuality. (Anna Quindlen Quotes) We take our vitamins, we go to exercise class, we put on our seat belts. And then something blindsides us and gives the lie to our carefully constructed facade of safety. (Anna Quindlen Quotes) My father expected his first child to be a boy, and when it didn’t turn out that way he didn’t let the fact get in the way of a good story. (Anna Quindlen Quotes) We almost manage to forget that things happen that we don’t anticipate (Anna Quindlen Quotes) If God had meant Harvard professors to appear in People magazine, She wouldn’t have invented The New York Review of Books. (Anna Quindlen Quotes) On social welfare the Church does so much good around the world - nuns running schools and homeless shelters, priests ministering to people who are in crisis. (Anna Quindlen Quotes) The life of a good dog is like the life of a good person, only shorter and more compressed, (Anna Quindlen Quotes) All of the qualities that you need to be a good opinion columnist tend to be qualities that aren’t valued in women. (Anna Quindlen Quotes) I hadn’t written a love story before and I hadn’t written a novel with a happy ending before. (Anna Quindlen Quotes) Real friends offer both hard truths and soft landings and realize that it’s sometimes more important to be nice than to be honest. (Anna Quindlen Quotes) Being a reporter is as much a diagnosis as a job description (Anna Quindlen Quotes) The greatest public health threat for many American women is the men they live with (Anna Quindlen Quotes) I show up. I listen. I try to laugh (Anna Quindlen Quotes) It's so much easier to write a resume than to craft a spirit (Anna Quindlen Quotes) In books I have traveled, not only to other worlds, but into my own (Anna Quindlen Quotes) Catastrophe is numerical. Loss is singular, one beloved at a time (Anna Quindlen Quotes) Ignorance is death. A closed mind is a catafalque (Anna Quindlen Quotes)

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