All Anna Quindlen Quotes
- She say guilt is a useless emotion." "Oh, please," says Nancy. "Guilt is what separates humans from animals. Animal
- [In the aftermath of death] Small talk feels too small, big talk too enormous. Aftermath
- Your children make it impossible to regret your past. They're its finest fruits. Sometimes the only ones. Children
- I have a cat, the pet that ranks just above a throw pillow in terms of required responsibility. Cat
- There's something undeniable about the posture of a person trying not to acknowledge your existance Acknowledge
- In books I have traveled, not only to other worlds but into my own. I learned who I was and who I wanted to be,… Aspire
- It's only before realities set in that we can treasure our delusions. Delusion
- Our love of lockstep is our greatest curse, the source of all that bedevils us. It is the source of homophobia, xenophobia, racism, sexism, terrorism,… All
- Here is one of the worst things about having someone you love die: It happens again every single morning. Die
- Maybe crazy is just the word we use for feelings that will not be contained. Contained
- Sometimes I remind myself that I almost skipped the party, that I almost went to a different college, that the whim of a minute could… Almost Went
- We've made hyper motherhood a measure of female success. Female
- Consider the lilies of the field. Look at the fuzz on a baby's ear. Read in the backyard with the sun on your face. Learn… Baby
- Acts of bravery don't always take place on battlefields. They can take place in your heart, when you have the courage to honor your character,… Acts
- Since the age of five I had been one of those people who was an indefatigable reader, more inclined to go off by myself with… Age
- London has the trick of making its past, its long indelible past, always a part of its present. And for that reason it will always… All
- Jane Austen may not be the best writer, but she certainly writes about the best people. And by that I mean people just like me. Austen
- There is a little boy inside the man who is my brother... Oh, how I hated that little boy. And how I love him too. Boy
- I had that feeling you have when you're watching a sad movie, sobbing at the heartbreak you are feeling at the same time that you… Came
- London opens to you like a novel itself. [...] It is divided into chapters, the chapters into scenes, the scenes into sentences; it opens to… Chapters