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Mary Karr Quotes

There are women succeeding beyond their wildest dreams because of their sobriety Picture Quote #1

Sure the world breeds monsters, but kindness grows just as wild Picture Quote #1

The truth is when I went to graduate school I would’ve said I was among the least talented of the students, I was certainly the least smart, or less educated. But I worked very hard Picture Quote #1

I always say that a poet loves the world, and the prose writer needs to create an alternative world Picture Quote #1

Nobody sounds good writing about your divorce, let’s face it Picture Quote #1

A pool game mixes ritual with geometry Picture Quote #1

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Age about 30, I stopped looking up my books in bookstores. Paying attention to the marketplace isn’t a healthy thing for me Picture Quote #1

I get so lonely sometimes, I could put a box on my head and mail myself to a stranger Picture Quote #1

I get about five memoirs per week in my mailbox, and few of them inspire anything but a desire to pick up the channel changer Picture Quote #1

I was 40 years old before I became an overnight success, and I’d been publishing for 20 years Picture Quote #1

I’m not nearly smart enough or imaginative enough to tackle the novel form. Never happen Picture Quote #1

The failures of other genres to provide an emotional connection with some of their characters and narratives gives memoir a toehold Picture Quote #1

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Mother’s particular devils had remained mysterious to me for decades. So had her past. Few born liars ever intentionally embark in truth’s direction, even those who believe that such a journey might axiomatically set them free Picture Quote #1

How much smaller the large places are once we’re grown up, when we have car keys and credit cards Picture Quote #1

Ten years, she’s dead, and I still find myself some mornings reaching for the phone to call her. She could no more be gone than gravity or the moon Picture Quote #1

Such a small, pure object a poem could be, made of nothing but air a tiny string of letters, maybe small enough to fit in the palm of your hand. But it could blow everybody’s head off Picture Quote #1

Those are only rumors of suffering. Real suffering has a face and a smell. It lasts in the most intense form no matter what you drape over it. And it knows your name Picture Quote #1

When I got sober, I thought giving up was saying goodbye to all the fun and all the sparkle, and it turned out to be just the opposite. That’s when the sparkle started for me Picture Quote #1

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I think we fall in love and become adults and become citizens in a way by writing stories about ourselves Picture Quote #1

Every now and then we enter the presence of the numinous and deduce for an instant how we’re formed, in what detail the force that infuses every petal might specifically run through us, wishing only to lure us into our full potential Picture Quote #1

Reading is socially accepted disassociation. You flip a switch and you’re not there anymore. It’s better than heroin. More effective and cheaper and legal Picture Quote #1

That’s what’s so gorgeous about humanity. It doesn’t matter how bleak our daily lives are, we still fight for the light. I think that’s our divinity. We lean into love, even in the most hideous circumstances. We manage to hope Picture Quote #1

Childhood was terrifying for me. A kid has no control. You’re three feet tall, flat broke, unemployed, and illiterate. Terror snaps you awake. You pay keen attention. People can just pick you up and move you and put you down Picture Quote #1

The words and sentences you take into your body from books are no less sacred and healing than communion. Surely at least one such person lives in your zip code Picture Quote #1

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I find a great deal of comfort and care in my faith and prayer. I’d sooner do without air than prayer Picture Quote #1

I don’t have a copy of my books, and the degree to which I never read them is profound. I never look Picture Quote #1

I do have a really good memory. I mean, like, I can remember all the phone numbers of everybody on the street I grew up on Picture Quote #1

Having a great dad probably permitted me to pal around with guys in a way that some women don’t Picture Quote #1

When you do try to picture the boys who do ask you out, they’re absolutely featureless, like old carvings eroded by centuries of rain and wind Picture Quote #1

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There are women succeeding beyond their wildest dreams because of their sobriety (Mary Karr Quotes) Sure the world breeds monsters, but kindness grows just as wild (Mary Karr Quotes) The truth is when I went to graduate school I would’ve said I was among the least talented of the students, I was certainly the least smart, or less educated. But I worked very hard (Mary Karr Quotes) I always say that a poet loves the world, and the prose writer needs to create an alternative world (Mary Karr Quotes) Nobody sounds good writing about your divorce, let’s face it (Mary Karr Quotes) A pool game mixes ritual with geometry (Mary Karr Quotes) Age about 30, I stopped looking up my books in bookstores. Paying attention to the marketplace isn’t a healthy thing for me (Mary Karr Quotes) I get so lonely sometimes, I could put a box on my head and mail myself to a stranger (Mary Karr Quotes) I get about five memoirs per week in my mailbox, and few of them inspire anything but a desire to pick up the channel changer (Mary Karr Quotes) I was 40 years old before I became an overnight success, and I’d been publishing for 20 years (Mary Karr Quotes) I’m not nearly smart enough or imaginative enough to tackle the novel form. Never happen (Mary Karr Quotes) The failures of other genres to provide an emotional connection with some of their characters and narratives gives memoir a toehold (Mary Karr Quotes) Mother’s particular devils had remained mysterious to me for decades. So had her past. Few born liars ever intentionally embark in truth’s direction, even those who believe that such a journey might axiomatically set them free (Mary Karr Quotes) How much smaller the large places are once we’re grown up, when we have car keys and credit cards (Mary Karr Quotes) Ten years, she’s dead, and I still find myself some mornings reaching for the phone to call her. She could no more be gone than gravity or the moon (Mary Karr Quotes) Such a small, pure object a poem could be, made of nothing but air a tiny string of letters, maybe small enough to fit in the palm of your hand. But it could blow everybody’s head off (Mary Karr Quotes) Those are only rumors of suffering. Real suffering has a face and a smell. It lasts in the most intense form no matter what you drape over it. And it knows your name (Mary Karr Quotes) When I got sober, I thought giving up was saying goodbye to all the fun and all the sparkle, and it turned out to be just the opposite. That’s when the sparkle started for me (Mary Karr Quotes) I think we fall in love and become adults and become citizens in a way by writing stories about ourselves (Mary Karr Quotes) Every now and then we enter the presence of the numinous and deduce for an instant how we’re formed, in what detail the force that infuses every petal might specifically run through us, wishing only to lure us into our full potential (Mary Karr Quotes) Reading is socially accepted disassociation. You flip a switch and you’re not there anymore. It’s better than heroin. More effective and cheaper and legal (Mary Karr Quotes) That’s what’s so gorgeous about humanity. It doesn’t matter how bleak our daily lives are, we still fight for the light. I think that’s our divinity. We lean into love, even in the most hideous circumstances. We manage to hope (Mary Karr Quotes) Childhood was terrifying for me. A kid has no control. You’re three feet tall, flat broke, unemployed, and illiterate. Terror snaps you awake. You pay keen attention. People can just pick you up and move you and put you down (Mary Karr Quotes) The words and sentences you take into your body from books are no less sacred and healing than communion. Surely at least one such person lives in your zip code (Mary Karr Quotes) I find a great deal of comfort and care in my faith and prayer. I’d sooner do without air than prayer (Mary Karr Quotes) I don’t have a copy of my books, and the degree to which I never read them is profound. I never look (Mary Karr Quotes) I do have a really good memory. I mean, like, I can remember all the phone numbers of everybody on the street I grew up on (Mary Karr Quotes) Having a great dad probably permitted me to pal around with guys in a way that some women don’t (Mary Karr Quotes) When you do try to picture the boys who do ask you out, they’re absolutely featureless, like old carvings eroded by centuries of rain and wind (Mary Karr Quotes)

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