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title: "1 Adore Mother Quotes By Kristen Iversen"
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> [“I adore my mother, but I fear for her. She seems helpless, caught in the vortex of my father's dark moods and unpredictable behavior. I try never to displease her. I love the scent of Juicy Fruit gum on her…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristen-iversen/i-adore-my-mother-but-i-fear-for-her-she-seems-helpless-caught-in-the/)

[Kristen Iversen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristen-iversen/)

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## More by Kristen Iversen

> [“Blue water extends in rows of gentle ripples to a thin line of barely visible cottonwoods on the far side. The wind dies to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristen-iversen/blue-water-extends-in-rows-of-gentle-ripples-to-a-thin-line-of-barely/)

[Kristen Iversen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristen-iversen/)

> [“Plutonium is the darling and the demon of the nuclear age.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristen-iversen/plutonium-is-the-darling-and-the-demon-of-the-nuclear-age/)

[Kristen Iversen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristen-iversen/)

> [“I adore my mother, but I fear for her. She seems helpless, caught in the vortex of my father's dark moods and unpredictable behavior.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristen-iversen/i-adore-my-mother-but-i-fear-for-her-she-seems-helpless-caught-in-the/)

[Kristen Iversen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristen-iversen/)

> [“Silence is an easy habit. But it doesn't come naturally. Silence has to be cultivated, enforced by implication and innuendo, looks and glances, hints…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristen-iversen/silence-is-an-easy-habit-but-it-doesn-t-come-naturally-silence-has-to/)

[Kristen Iversen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristen-iversen/)

> [“I have always loved the many moods of the sky at Rocky Flats. Turquoise and teal in summer, fiery red at sunset, iron gray…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristen-iversen/i-have-always-loved-the-many-moods-of-the-sky-at-rocky-flats/)

[Kristen Iversen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristen-iversen/)

> [“His shirt is rumpled. His fingers, long and slender, are stained yellow at the tips from smoking. His mind is always on something else.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristen-iversen/his-shirt-is-rumpled-his-fingers-long-and-slender-are-stained-yellow/)

[Kristen Iversen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristen-iversen/)

> [“The body is an organ of memory, holding traces of all our experiences. The land, too, carries the burden of all its changes. To…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristen-iversen/the-body-is-an-organ-of-memory-holding-traces-of-all-our-experiences/)

[Kristen Iversen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristen-iversen/)

> [“My family never talks about feelings, and we certainly never talk about plutonium. It's hard to take something seriously if you can't see it,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristen-iversen/my-family-never-talks-about-feelings-and-we-certainly-never-talk/)

[Kristen Iversen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristen-iversen/)

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