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> [“We all matter so very little, not at all after a generation or two. And it is the same for all mankind; not even the greatest of men amount to anything that will survive the forward march of time.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cathy-marie-buchanan/we-all-matter-so-very-little-not-at-all-after-a-generation-or-two-and/)

[Cathy Marie Buchanan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cathy-marie-buchanan/)

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## More by Cathy Marie Buchanan

> [“Tom said, "You should go. You could use a friend." It was not anything I had not thought myself. Still, hearing it aloud made…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cathy-marie-buchanan/tom-said-you-should-go-you-could-use-a-friend-it-was-not-anything-i/)

[Cathy Marie Buchanan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cathy-marie-buchanan/)

> [Just when you think you’ve got Arranged figured out, time and again Catherine McKenzie delivers the flawless, unexpected twist that keeps you glued to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cathy-marie-buchanan/just-when-you-think-you-ve-got-arranged-figured-out-time-and-again/)

[Cathy Marie Buchanan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cathy-marie-buchanan/)

> [I don't wait for inspiration. I get up and write every day.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cathy-marie-buchanan/i-don-t-wait-for-inspiration-i-get-up-and-write-every-day/)

[Cathy Marie Buchanan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cathy-marie-buchanan/)

> [Christina Baker Kline writes exquisitely about two unlikely friends—one, a 91-year-old survivor of the grinding poverty of rural Ireland, immigrant New York and the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cathy-marie-buchanan/christina-baker-kline-writes-exquisitely-about-two-unlikely-friends/)

[Cathy Marie Buchanan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cathy-marie-buchanan/)

> [“In those clouds I have seen aberrations-flecks of shimmering silver, orbs of color a shade more intense than their surroundings. I have seen them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cathy-marie-buchanan/in-those-clouds-i-have-seen-aberrations-flecks-of-shimmering-silver/)

[Cathy Marie Buchanan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cathy-marie-buchanan/)

> [I really became convinced I wanted to tell the story of the real-life model for the Degas sculpture 'Little Dancer Aged 14,' which was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cathy-marie-buchanan/i-really-became-convinced-i-wanted-to-tell-the-story-of-the-real-life/)

[Cathy Marie Buchanan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cathy-marie-buchanan/)

> [“Willfulness, such as yours, is exactly what a girl needs to raise herself up to do something useful with her life.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cathy-marie-buchanan/willfulness-such-as-yours-is-exactly-what-a-girl-needs-to-raise/)

[Cathy Marie Buchanan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cathy-marie-buchanan/)

> [“Maman drops to her knees, grasps the hem of Monsieur LeBlanc’s greatcoat. “You cannot turn us out. My daughters, all three good girls, you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cathy-marie-buchanan/maman-drops-to-her-knees-grasps-the-hem-of-monsieur-leblanc-s/)

[Cathy Marie Buchanan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cathy-marie-buchanan/)

> [Growing up in Niagara Falls, Ontario, I took classes as a young girl and became very serious about ballet, and also performed with a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cathy-marie-buchanan/growing-up-in-niagara-falls-ontario-i-took-classes-as-a-young-girl/)

[Cathy Marie Buchanan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cathy-marie-buchanan/)

> [I feel that if you made your writing too contrived to meet the market, it wouldn't be any good.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cathy-marie-buchanan/i-feel-that-if-you-made-your-writing-too-contrived-to-meet-the-market/)

[Cathy Marie Buchanan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cathy-marie-buchanan/)

> [I'm very comfortable with tweeting, I have a very active author Facebook page, I Skype book clubs all over the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cathy-marie-buchanan/i-m-very-comfortable-with-tweeting-i-have-a-very-active-author/)

[Cathy Marie Buchanan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cathy-marie-buchanan/)

> [“She was lost to me, a sister who did not love her sister anymore. Such a stupid thing, striking that match.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cathy-marie-buchanan/she-was-lost-to-me-a-sister-who-did-not-love-her-sister-anymore-such/)

[Cathy Marie Buchanan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cathy-marie-buchanan/)

> [It breaks my heart that we are always being nudged toward the most recently published books, when so many worthy books have gone unexplored.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cathy-marie-buchanan/it-breaks-my-heart-that-we-are-always-being-nudged-toward-the-most/)

[Cathy Marie Buchanan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cathy-marie-buchanan/)

> [I write to explore something that fascinates me, and I write the way I do because it is the only way I know how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cathy-marie-buchanan/i-write-to-explore-something-that-fascinates-me-and-i-write-the-way-i/)

[Cathy Marie Buchanan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cathy-marie-buchanan/)

> [“We all matter so very little, not at all after a generation or two. And it is the same for all mankind; not even…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cathy-marie-buchanan/we-all-matter-so-very-little-not-at-all-after-a-generation-or-two-and/)

[Cathy Marie Buchanan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cathy-marie-buchanan/)

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