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> [This is one of the take-home messages for me: we just walk around with this narrative in America that everybody wants to be rich and famous. That that’s why people do what they do. And you know, all through these…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeanne-marie-laskas/this-is-one-of-the-take-home-messages-for-me-we-just-walk-around-with/)

[Jeanne Marie Laskas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeanne-marie-laskas/)

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## More by Jeanne Marie Laskas

> [“Lately, in this city I love, this neighborhood I love, all I seem to notice are the intrusions. Hot Air. Reeking garbage. Lunatic neighbors...I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeanne-marie-laskas/lately-in-this-city-i-love-this-neighborhood-i-love-all-i-seem-to/)

[Jeanne Marie Laskas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeanne-marie-laskas/)

> [Why do we think the people on stage are the only ones having fun?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeanne-marie-laskas/why-do-we-think-the-people-on-stage-are-the-only-ones-having-fun/)

[Jeanne Marie Laskas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeanne-marie-laskas/)

> [“Now, brooder is an interesting word. People who worry a lot in silence are known as brooders. But then again so is a hen…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeanne-marie-laskas/now-brooder-is-an-interesting-word-people-who-worry-a-lot-in-silence/)

[Jeanne Marie Laskas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeanne-marie-laskas/)

> [“Chaos, I think, is youth. Youth at any age. Because as long as you have chaos, you are free of responsibility. When you are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeanne-marie-laskas/chaos-i-think-is-youth-youth-at-any-age-because-as-long-as-you-have/)

[Jeanne Marie Laskas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeanne-marie-laskas/)

> [Solitude is a place where all is quiet - except the beating of your heart.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeanne-marie-laskas/solitude-is-a-place-where-all-is-quiet-except-the-beating-of-your/)

[Jeanne Marie Laskas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeanne-marie-laskas/)

> [But the writing life, it turned out, was difficult. It wasn't like you could sit down and flip a switch and crank on the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeanne-marie-laskas/but-the-writing-life-it-turned-out-was-difficult-it-wasn-t-like-you/)

[Jeanne Marie Laskas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeanne-marie-laskas/)

> [“long braids, used Ivory soap, and liked to stencil her walls with”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeanne-marie-laskas/long-braids-used-ivory-soap-and-liked-to-stencil-her-walls-with/)

[Jeanne Marie Laskas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeanne-marie-laskas/)

> [You plant a garden one flower at a time. ... You write a book one word at a time, clean a closet one shelf…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeanne-marie-laskas/you-plant-a-garden-one-flower-at-a-time-you-write-a-book-one-word-at/)

[Jeanne Marie Laskas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeanne-marie-laskas/)

> [Forgiveness is the path to healing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeanne-marie-laskas/forgiveness-is-the-path-to-healing/)

[Jeanne Marie Laskas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeanne-marie-laskas/)

> [I was suppose to write a book about being a mom, to organize my thoughts into chapters and figure out a structure to hang…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeanne-marie-laskas/i-was-suppose-to-write-a-book-about-being-a-mom-to-organize-my/)

[Jeanne Marie Laskas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeanne-marie-laskas/)

> [“Brooding is more something I do when I'm working. I know so much more about sitting around worrying about a work project than I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeanne-marie-laskas/brooding-is-more-something-i-do-when-i-m-working-i-know-so-much-more/)

[Jeanne Marie Laskas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeanne-marie-laskas/)

> [Isolation is aloneness that feels forced upon you, like a punishment. Solitude is aloneness you choose and embrace. I think great things can come…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeanne-marie-laskas/isolation-is-aloneness-that-feels-forced-upon-you-like-a-punishment/)

[Jeanne Marie Laskas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeanne-marie-laskas/)

> [“And I don't think anybody ever gets over loss. I think you get through it. You let it get through you.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeanne-marie-laskas/and-i-don-t-think-anybody-ever-gets-over-loss-i-think-you-get-through/)

[Jeanne Marie Laskas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeanne-marie-laskas/)

> [Dreams are matters of the heart, things that pull you along as if they have hooked you someplace deep inside.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeanne-marie-laskas/dreams-are-matters-of-the-heart-things-that-pull-you-along-as-if-they/)

[Jeanne Marie Laskas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeanne-marie-laskas/)

> [All peace-loving women shut up when they sense they have stepped onto Guy Turf. Guy Turf is a murky realm of ego and pride…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeanne-marie-laskas/all-peace-loving-women-shut-up-when-they-sense-they-have-stepped-onto/)

[Jeanne Marie Laskas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeanne-marie-laskas/)

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