I felt as if I had no control over what I said, as if loathsome, ugly words were waiting inside me like snakes and toads looking for a chance to sneak out before I could stop them. — Gloria Whelan Copy Share Image
You're making yourself too important. Guilt comes from feeling we're at the center of the universe. We're not. — Gloria Whelan Copy Share
But what doesn’t die is the love we give to others. There is no end to that. — Gloria Whelan Copy Share
They were all brilliant. They wrote books and painted pictures, and if they ever stopped talking, which I was sure they would never do,… — Gloria Whelan Copy Share
“With a mind as bright as yours you will want to find a proper school to continue your education. … You must continue the… — Gloria Whelan Copy Share
I felt as if I had no control over what I said, as if loathsome, ugly words were waiting inside me like snakes and… — Gloria Whelan Copy Share
I liked having some time to myself. Our family was such a close one, you could get smothered. Of course, we didn't always agree… — Gloria Whelan Copy Share
I looked forward to making friends at school, but I had come late and friendships had already been formed. I couldn’t find my way… — Gloria Whelan Copy Share
Even our recreation was scheduled. There was no time to look for birds or wander into the nearby woods. We were put into teams… — Gloria Whelan Copy Share
“I have qualms and wonder what a qualm would look like if you painted it -- probably like a bowl of melting ice cream… — Gloria Whelan Copy Share
But will you not have a house to care for? Meals to cook? Children whining for this or that? Will you have time for… — Gloria Whelan Copy Share
People long to go backward in their imagination as well as forward. We don't wish simply to exist forever in some future; we wish… — Gloria Whelan Copy Share
I thought I understood what was best. I knew too little and believed too soon. — Gloria Whelan Copy Share
