I was suppose to write a book about being a mom, to organize my thoughts into chapters and figure out a structure to hang them on, to make a lasting point, but somehow I decided to go ahead and become… — Jeanne Marie Laskas Copy Share Image
I think the call of the inward life starts here. Solitude helps you differentiate, define the borders of the self. Solitude helps you figure our where everybody else stops and you begins. — Jeanne Marie Laskas Copy Share Image
“Lately, in this city I love, this neighborhood I love, all I seem to notice are the intrusions. Hot Air. Reeking garbage. Lunatic neighbors...I… — Jeanne Marie Laskas Copy Share Image
Why do we think the people on stage are the only ones having fun? — Jeanne Marie Laskas Copy Share Image
“Now, brooder is an interesting word. People who worry a lot in silence are known as brooders. But then again so is a hen… — Jeanne Marie Laskas Copy Share Image
“Chaos, I think, is youth. Youth at any age. Because as long as you have chaos, you are free of responsibility. When you are… — Jeanne Marie Laskas Copy Share Image
Solitude is a place where all is quiet - except the beating of your heart. — Jeanne Marie Laskas Copy Share Image
But the writing life, it turned out, was difficult. It wasn't like you could sit down and flip a switch and crank on the… — Jeanne Marie Laskas Copy Share Image
“long braids, used Ivory soap, and liked to stencil her walls with” — Jeanne Marie Laskas Copy Share Image
You plant a garden one flower at a time. ... You write a book one word at a time, clean a closet one shelf… — Jeanne Marie Laskas Copy Share Image
I was suppose to write a book about being a mom, to organize my thoughts into chapters and figure out a structure to hang… — Jeanne Marie Laskas Copy Share Image
“Brooding is more something I do when I'm working. I know so much more about sitting around worrying about a work project than I… — Jeanne Marie Laskas Copy Share Image
Isolation is aloneness that feels forced upon you, like a punishment. Solitude is aloneness you choose and embrace. I think great things can come… — Jeanne Marie Laskas Copy Share Image
