“Lately, in this city I love, this neighborhood I love, all I seem to notice are the intrusions. Hot Air. Reeking garbage.… — Jeanne Marie Laskas Air conditioner Copy Share Image
Why do we think the people on stage are the only ones having fun? — Jeanne Marie Laskas Fun Copy Share Image
“Now, brooder is an interesting word. People who worry a lot in silence are known as brooders. But then again so is… — Jeanne Marie Laskas Brooding Copy Share Image
“Chaos, I think, is youth. Youth at any age. Because as long as you have chaos, you are free of responsibility. When… — Jeanne Marie Laskas Dreams Copy Share Image
Solitude is a place where all is quiet - except the beating of your heart. — Jeanne Marie Laskas Heart Copy Share Image
But the writing life, it turned out, was difficult. It wasn't like you could sit down and flip a switch and crank… — Jeanne Marie Laskas Crank Copy Share Image
“long braids, used Ivory soap, and liked to stencil her walls with” — Jeanne Marie Laskas Copy Share Image
You plant a garden one flower at a time. ... You write a book one word at a time, clean a closet… — Jeanne Marie Laskas Book Copy Share Image
I was suppose to write a book about being a mom, to organize my thoughts into chapters and figure out a structure… — Jeanne Marie Laskas Being a mom Copy Share Image
“Brooding is more something I do when I'm working. I know so much more about sitting around worrying about a work project… — Jeanne Marie Laskas Chaos Copy Share Image
Isolation is aloneness that feels forced upon you, like a punishment. Solitude is aloneness you choose and embrace. I think great things… — Jeanne Marie Laskas Being alone Copy Share Image
“And I don't think anybody ever gets over loss. I think you get through it. You let it get through you.” — Jeanne Marie Laskas Loss Copy Share Image
Dreams are matters of the heart, things that pull you along as if they have hooked you someplace deep inside. — Jeanne Marie Laskas Dream Copy Share Image
All peace-loving women shut up when they sense they have stepped onto Guy Turf. Guy Turf is a murky realm of ego… — Jeanne Marie Laskas Chivalry Copy Share Image
“The neighbor's flock has taken advantage of the chaos, and I think that's pretty smart.” — Jeanne Marie Laskas Chaos Copy Share Image
This is one of the take-home messages for me: we just walk around with this narrative in America that everybody wants to… — Jeanne Marie Laskas America Copy Share Image
“The league lied. They had the evidence and chose to ignore it. They had the evidence at least since 2005, when one… — Jeanne Marie Laskas Copy Share Image
I think the call of the inward life starts here. Solitude helps you differentiate, define the borders of the self. Solitude helps… — Jeanne Marie Laskas Borders Copy Share Image
“Depression isn’t a thing that lifts or disappears just because of a change of scenery. The voice follows you no matter where… — Jeanne Marie Laskas Change Copy Share Image
Maybe the biggest problem with loneliness is that we walk around thinking we're the only ones suffering from it. — Jeanne Marie Laskas Loneliness Copy Share Image
You can make your life so much larger simply be acknowledging everyone else's. — Jeanne Marie Laskas Life Copy Share Image
“If I'm going to be working out here in a place that at least feels like the middle of nowhere, I'm going… — Jeanne Marie Laskas Middle of nowhere Copy Share Image
I wanted to go to a place where I could think, really sink into my own imagination, or ride it, or drift… — Jeanne Marie Laskas Balloons Copy Share Image
It's much better to be apart and wish you were together than to be together and wish you were apart. — Jeanne Marie Laskas Together Copy Share Image
