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Parenting Quotes by Gregory Maguire

9 Parenting quotes by Gregory Maguire

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Gregory Maguire, known for his richly imagined stories, brings a slightly darker, mythic flavor to the topic of parenting. These nine snippets capture his knack for weaving moral nuance into the ordinary moments of caring for children.

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“Do good though, will you?" She blinked brightly at the green girl. "If not for your parents or your grandmother, then for…

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“Please, I know nothing of the world, except my father is lost in it.”

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“A mother to a reckless, feckless, one-off of a child—but what child isn’t?”

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I didn't even realize this at first, but there's almost no central character in any of my 24 books who doesn't have…

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“But who could teach daughters how to fly? Parents were by definition earthbound, grub eaters, feet in their own coffins, by dint…

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“I am a woman who slept with my father the Pope. They say I did, at least, and so does he. And…

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“How shallow the words are, really - She is a witch . One might as well say, She is a mother ,…

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“He is a boy, just as boys are. A little dull, maybe, but he hasn't had the advantages we've had.' 'Which are?'…

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“Those times are over and gone, and good-riddance to them, too. We were hopelessly high-spirited. Now we're the thick-waisted generation, dragging along…

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“By so giving up, of course, it renews itself- that is the secret”

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Forgive us our trespasses," says Margarethe, "and get out of our way.

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“There are two kinds of anger: hot and cold. Boys and girls experience both, but as they grow up the anger separates according to…

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“Very few things in the world are certain, but morning is one of them.”

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No one survives in times of war unless they make war their home. How did I get so old and wise, but for welcoming…

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“I care as much as I can, but I don’t spend energy caring about things I cannot resolve.”

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“How many times in a life, he thought, will I lie down in a darkness whose character I cannot imagine, to see what daybreak…

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Old Flossie settle down on the other side of What-the-Dickens and dragged some handiwork out of a sack. She armed herself with two thorns…

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I shall pray for your soul,' promised Nessarose. I shall wait for your shoes,' Elphie answered.

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My first job was scooping ice cream at Friendly's in Albany, New York. I hated the work, most of my colleagues, and the uniform,…

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“At its most elemental, a spell is no more than a recipe for change.”

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I write because I admire the act of rationalization, of seeking clarity in one's understanding of the complexities of life, and I'm bad at…

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“Do good though, will you?" She blinked brightly at the green girl. "If not for your parents or your grandmother, then for me?”

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“You always had an eye for the fellow with a decent helping of sausage and hard-boiled eggs.”

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“You need my help? What for? Bread, cash, a fake identity to help you slip sideways through the cracks? Tell me what you need,…

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