--- title: "1 Mother Asked Quotes By Guy Johnson" description: "1 Mother Asked quotes by Guy Johnson. Plus more from Guy Johnson and more Mother Asked sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c6a/guy-johnson-49976_asked_my-mother-asked-me-what-i-wanted-for-my_2532215.jpg" --- > [My mother asked me what I wanted for my birthday, so I said I wanted to read poetry with her.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guy-johnson/my-mother-asked-me-what-i-wanted-for-my-birthday-so-i-said-i-wanted/) [Guy Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guy-johnson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c6a/guy-johnson-49976_asked_my-mother-asked-me-what-i-wanted-for-my_2532215.jpg) ## More by Guy Johnson > [Then I thought I was going to be a photographer. I tried a hand at darkroom technician. I played in a band. It took…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guy-johnson/then-i-thought-i-was-going-to-be-a-photographer-i-tried-a-hand-at/) [Guy Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guy-johnson/) > [With this first novel, I am just above the foothills, but I see the path to the top, and it is my desire to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guy-johnson/with-this-first-novel-i-am-just-above-the-foothills-but-i-see-the/) [Guy Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guy-johnson/) > [I hope to be with you as a writer for a very long time, and I hope that you will enjoy reading my work,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guy-johnson/i-hope-to-be-with-you-as-a-writer-for-a-very-long-time-and-i-hope/) [Guy Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guy-johnson/) > [The great thing about being the son of Maya Angelou is that I had the good fortune to grow up around some of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guy-johnson/the-great-thing-about-being-the-son-of-maya-angelou-is-that-i-had-the/) [Guy Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guy-johnson/) > [“Talent is like a ladder, it'll take you up to God or down to Hell. It depends on how you use it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guy-johnson/talent-is-like-a-ladder-it-ll-take-you-up-to-god-or-down-to-hell-it/) [Guy Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guy-johnson/) > [My mother asked me what I wanted for my birthday, so I said I wanted to read poetry with her.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guy-johnson/my-mother-asked-me-what-i-wanted-for-my-birthday-so-i-said-i-wanted/) [Guy Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guy-johnson/) > [It is my desire to be a great writer. I know that I still have a mountain to climb to achieve that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guy-johnson/it-is-my-desire-to-be-a-great-writer-i-know-that-i-still-have-a/) [Guy Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guy-johnson/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/mother-asked/guy-johnson/#itemlist", "name": "1 Mother Asked Quotes By Guy Johnson", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "My mother asked me what I wanted for my birthday, so I said I wanted to read poetry with her.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Guy Johnson" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guy-johnson/my-mother-asked-me-what-i-wanted-for-my-birthday-so-i-said-i-wanted/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c6a/guy-johnson-49976_asked_my-mother-asked-me-what-i-wanted-for-my_2532215.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c6a/guy-johnson-49976_asked_my-mother-asked-me-what-i-wanted-for-my_2532215.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c6a/guy-johnson-49976_asked_my-mother-asked-me-what-i-wanted-for-my_2532215.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“My mother asked me what I wanted for my birthday, so I said I wanted to read poetry with her.” — Guy Johnson", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/mother-asked/guy-johnson/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/mother-asked/guy-johnson/", "name": "Mother Asked Quotes by Guy Johnson", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/mother-asked/guy-johnson/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c6a/guy-johnson-49976_asked_my-mother-asked-me-what-i-wanted-for-my_2532215.jpg" }, "description": "1 Mother Asked quotes by Guy Johnson. 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