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> [“Then I looked right at Mama, for the first time in what seemed like forever, and she wasn't looking at me, but into me. She was pulling me to her with her eyes, like she used to do. All of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katherine-hannigan/then-i-looked-right-at-mama-for-the-first-time-in-what-seemed-like/)

[Katherine Hannigan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katherine-hannigan/)

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## More by Katherine Hannigan

> [In the morning I'm like a snake in the spring: I need to lie out on a warm rock and let the sun sink…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katherine-hannigan/in-the-morning-i-m-like-a-snake-in-the-spring-i-need-to-lie-out-on-a/)

[Katherine Hannigan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katherine-hannigan/)

> [We don't own the earth. We are the earth's caretakers...we take care of it and all the things on it. And when we're done…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katherine-hannigan/we-don-t-own-the-earth-we-are-the-earth-s-caretakers-we-take-care-of/)

[Katherine Hannigan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katherine-hannigan/)

> [It thought about the magic that happens when you tell a story right, and everybody who hears it not only loves the story, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katherine-hannigan/it-thought-about-the-magic-that-happens-when-you-tell-a-story-right/)

[Katherine Hannigan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katherine-hannigan/)

> [...if a child waited to speak until all the grown-ups settled down and gave her some room to say her piece, the most important…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katherine-hannigan/if-a-child-waited-to-speak-until-all-the-grown-ups-settled-down-and/)

[Katherine Hannigan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katherine-hannigan/)

> [I was saying the right things, but not the really true things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katherine-hannigan/i-was-saying-the-right-things-but-not-the-really-true-things/)

[Katherine Hannigan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katherine-hannigan/)

> [I believe good plans are the best way to maximize fun, avoid disaster, and possibly, save the world. I spend a lot of my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katherine-hannigan/i-believe-good-plans-are-the-best-way-to-maximize-fun-avoid-disaster/)

[Katherine Hannigan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katherine-hannigan/)

> [“It will be alright.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katherine-hannigan/it-will-be-alright/)

[Katherine Hannigan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katherine-hannigan/)

> [“In the book, hummin bins made castles, and towers up to the sky. They tamed the animals and took care of them. And hummin…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katherine-hannigan/in-the-book-hummin-bins-made-castles-and-towers-up-to-the-sky-they/)

[Katherine Hannigan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katherine-hannigan/)

> [“My insides started itching and my feet started hopping, one then the other,because they were 10 min. Past being ready to go. ”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katherine-hannigan/my-insides-started-itching-and-my-feet-started-hopping-one-then-the/)

[Katherine Hannigan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katherine-hannigan/)

> [I closed my eyes, took a deep breath, and filled myself up with the breeze from the valley. Then I let it out slow…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katherine-hannigan/i-closed-my-eyes-took-a-deep-breath-and-filled-myself-up-with-the/)

[Katherine Hannigan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katherine-hannigan/)

> [I just loved making words into stories by the sound of my voice.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katherine-hannigan/i-just-loved-making-words-into-stories-by-the-sound-of-my-voice/)

[Katherine Hannigan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katherine-hannigan/)

> [...sadness is a powerful foe, maybe harder to keep down than happiness...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katherine-hannigan/sadness-is-a-powerful-foe-maybe-harder-to-keep-down-than-happiness/)

[Katherine Hannigan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katherine-hannigan/)

> [Apologizing is like spring cleaning.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katherine-hannigan/apologizing-is-like-spring-cleaning/)

[Katherine Hannigan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katherine-hannigan/)

> [There's more than one way to tell each other things, and there's more than one way to listen, too.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katherine-hannigan/there-s-more-than-one-way-to-tell-each-other-things-and-there-s-more/)

[Katherine Hannigan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katherine-hannigan/)

> [...how do you run and play when you feel like there are bricks of the heaviest sadness weighing down every part of your body?…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katherine-hannigan/how-do-you-run-and-play-when-you-feel-like-there-are-bricks-of-the/)

[Katherine Hannigan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katherine-hannigan/)

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