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# Alexandra Stoddard

(1940)   Writer   United States

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Alexandra Stoddard is a writer from the United States, best known for *Things good mothers know*.

## Quick Facts About Alexandra Stoddard

Born November 30, 1940

Nationality United States

Profession Writer

Notable works Things good mothers know

Spouse Brandon Stoddard

## About Alexandra Stoddard

Alexandra Stoddard, born Alexandra Green Johns, is an author, interior designer, and lifestyle writer. Stoddard has published 28 books as of April 2013. She is the mother of two daughters, Alexandra and Brooke, by her first husband Brandon Stoddard, from whom she was divorced in 1974. She subsequently married Peter Megargee Brown.

##  Quotes by Alexandra Stoddard · Page 3

> [I want to listen to Beethoven and Mozart. I want to read the best minds. I want to live with uplifting art.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexandra-stoddard/i-want-to-listen-to-beethoven-and-mozart-i-want-to-read-the-best/)

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[Art](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/art/)

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> [I feel very strongly we are spiritual beings in a physical body, and we should make our surroundings as beautiful and soulful…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexandra-stoddard/i-feel-very-strongly-we-are-spiritual-beings-in-a-physical-body-and/)

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[Beautiful](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/beautiful/)

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> [I don't want to go anywhere; I don't want to leave anybody behind. Happiness is right here, right now, in this world,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexandra-stoddard/i-don-t-want-to-go-anywhere-i-don-t-want-to-leave-anybody-behind/)

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[Am](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/am/)

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> [We can raise our sights high when we're willing to break free from being conformists who live a conventional life simply because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexandra-stoddard/we-can-raise-our-sights-high-when-we-re-willing-to-break-free-from/)

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[Afraid](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/afraid/)

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## Alexandra Stoddard by topic

[Life (19)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life/alexandra-stoddard/) [You (13)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/you/alexandra-stoddard/)

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