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title: "1 Mother Leaves Quotes By Jessica Strawser"
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> [“She'd once read a description of new motherhood that had struck her, at the time that she was returning to work after maxing out her maternity leave allowance, as a beautiful metaphor for her own days back at the office.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-strawser/she-d-once-read-a-description-of-new-motherhood-that-had-struck-her/)

[Jessica Strawser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-strawser/)

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## More by Jessica Strawser

> [“Violet’s last visit—not two months ago, at the beginning of the summer—Violet seemed …”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-strawser/violet-s-last-visit-not-two-months-ago-at-the-beginning-of-the-summer/)

[Jessica Strawser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-strawser/)

> [“Everyone here is so at one with the mountains, you know?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-strawser/everyone-here-is-so-at-one-with-the-mountains-you-know/)

[Jessica Strawser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-strawser/)

> [“She'd once read a description of new motherhood that had struck her, at the time that she was returning to work after maxing out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-strawser/she-d-once-read-a-description-of-new-motherhood-that-had-struck-her/)

[Jessica Strawser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-strawser/)

> [“That first night, as they admired how wide the sky stretched above and beyond them, how bright the stars were here, how they could…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-strawser/that-first-night-as-they-admired-how-wide-the-sky-stretched-above-and/)

[Jessica Strawser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-strawser/)

> [“Katie shrugged. “Be honest and play dumb.” “At the same time?” “Well…” She smiled. “Yeah.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-strawser/katie-shrugged-be-honest-and-play-dumb-at-the-same-time-well-she/)

[Jessica Strawser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-strawser/)

> [“Becoming a mother had been many things--often indescribably rewarding, occasionally stupefying, sometimes even terrifying in the intensity of the love she felt for someone…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-strawser/becoming-a-mother-had-been-many-things-often-indescribably-rewarding/)

[Jessica Strawser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-strawser/)

> [“The price of a pair of high heels is not necessarily proportionate to their comfort level, as it turns out.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-strawser/the-price-of-a-pair-of-high-heels-is-not-necessarily-proportionate-to/)

[Jessica Strawser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-strawser/)

> [“It was never all that hard to rationalize your way through doing something wrong when it was a way to get what you wanted.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-strawser/it-was-never-all-that-hard-to-rationalize-your-way-through-doing/)

[Jessica Strawser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-strawser/)

> [“It was just that it was so hard to turn away from the kind of love that is so eager to find you.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-strawser/it-was-just-that-it-was-so-hard-to-turn-away-from-the-kind-of-love/)

[Jessica Strawser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-strawser/)

> [“There was a fine line, it turned out, between being a dreamer and being a loner.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-strawser/there-was-a-fine-line-it-turned-out-between-being-a-dreamer-and-being/)

[Jessica Strawser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-strawser/)

> [“He had given her so much just by choosing her as his wife that she’d been hesitant to ask for anything.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-strawser/he-had-given-her-so-much-just-by-choosing-her-as-his-wife-that-she-d/)

[Jessica Strawser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-strawser/)

> [“But still, I think it's important for you to know that you can be happy on your own.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-strawser/but-still-i-think-it-s-important-for-you-to-know-that-you-can-be/)

[Jessica Strawser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-strawser/)

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