Susan Wittig Albert

The healing that can grow out of the simple act of telling our stories is often quite remarkable. Even more remarkably, this…

— Susan Wittig Albert

“if we are aiming to be genuinely self-reliant, we must learn to embrace uncertainty and anxiety. If we fail, there will be…

— Susan Wittig Albert

“So the badger poked up the fire, poured himself another cup of tea, and went back to the History to read the…

— Susan Wittig Albert

“Grown up at last and required to live all day long in the real world, it now seemed to Beatrix that imaginary…

— Susan Wittig Albert

“Maude regards the ones who don't make it as her own personal failures. "I guess I didn't put enough emphasis on 'until…

— Susan Wittig Albert

Our stories arise from our hearts and our souls. In this sense, telling our stories becomes a sacred gesture, opening a clear…

— Susan Wittig Albert

The worst thing about talk ... is that there's no way to lay it to rest. Every fresh breeze brings a new speculation.

— Susan Wittig Albert

Gratitude is the richest, most joyful feeling humans are privileged to experience.

— Susan Wittig Albert

“with Under Secretary of State Stettinius, visiting”

— Susan Wittig Albert

Does that mean you're prepared to deal with whatever turns up? People aren't sometimes. When they learn the real truth, they're all…

— Susan Wittig Albert

We are the only ones who can tell our stories because we are the only ones who have lived them.

— Susan Wittig Albert

I am often surprised when I think to count my graces, for the more I count, the more there seem to be.…

— Susan Wittig Albert

Music keeps time and defies time, simultaneously.

— Susan Wittig Albert

The healing that can grow out of the simple act of telling our stories is often quite remarkable.

— Susan Wittig Albert

“And Miss Potter? Well, having believed in fairies when she was a child and continuing to believe in the creative power of…

— Susan Wittig Albert

“every American is governed only by the principle of personal responsibility and that his or her most important freedom is the absolute…

— Susan Wittig Albert

One person's weed is another person's wildflower.

— Susan Wittig Albert

“shop and I was making notes on some of”

— Susan Wittig Albert

“But as it turned out, the two had a great deal in common, for both Bailey and Thackeray (named for the famous…

— Susan Wittig Albert

“It is only in fiction that the protagonist moves in a single minded, one point focus, screening out everything that isn't related…

— Susan Wittig Albert

Sharing our stories can also be a means of healing. Grief and loss may isolate us, and anger may alienate us. Shared…

— Susan Wittig Albert

“But there’s no dictating the directions a heart can take, or how far it will go to follow its urgings, or how…

— Susan Wittig Albert

Living in a culture that prefers to shut out the dark, avoid shadows, and anesthetize pain means that many people are isolated.…

— Susan Wittig Albert

“There is nothing like a grocery list to remind us how human we are.”

— Susan Wittig Albert

“Never ask, never get," the dog replied. "Never try, never taste. Never taste, never enjoy.”

— Susan Wittig Albert