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> [“For a long, breathless moment we wait, time spinning into an eternity, while the excitement in my chest bursts. As the red curtain rises, my mother releases my hand and steps forward...Because of the stage lights, my mother's silhouette is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teri-brown/for-a-long-breathless-moment-we-wait-time-spinning-into-an-eternity/)

[Teri Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/teri-brown/)

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## More by Teri Brown

> [“No matter how angry she makes me, she's still my mother, and I have to protect her if I can.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teri-brown/no-matter-how-angry-she-makes-me-she-s-still-my-mother-and-i-have-to/)

[Teri Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/teri-brown/)

> [“Whether or not Houdini is my father, whether or not my mother loves me, I would still be me. A girl who loves magic.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teri-brown/whether-or-not-houdini-is-my-father-whether-or-not-my-mother-loves-me/)

[Teri Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/teri-brown/)

> [“Mother is the master of a thousand voices, and she uses each one with the skill of a butcher wielding a knife.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teri-brown/mother-is-the-master-of-a-thousand-voices-and-she-uses-each-one-with/)

[Teri Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/teri-brown/)

> [“For a long, breathless moment we wait, time spinning into an eternity, while the excitement in my chest bursts. As the red curtain rises,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teri-brown/for-a-long-breathless-moment-we-wait-time-spinning-into-an-eternity/)

[Teri Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/teri-brown/)

> [“Our fortunes have gone up and down over the years, but my mother has never lost her ruthless poise. Whether she's in a cheap…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teri-brown/our-fortunes-have-gone-up-and-down-over-the-years-but-my-mother-has/)

[Teri Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/teri-brown/)

> [“No, what you saw wasn't always pretty. Sometimes it was ugly and hard. But life is both the pretty and the ugly. Sometimes you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teri-brown/no-what-you-saw-wasn-t-always-pretty-sometimes-it-was-ugly-and-hard/)

[Teri Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/teri-brown/)

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