"I expend far too much of my maternal……" — Ayelet Waldman
"I expend far too much of my maternal energies on guilt and regret."
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85 Quotes by Ayelet Waldman
Ayelet Waldman has 85 quotes on this site.
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The capacity for extravagant emotion that my husband finds so attractive in me can be exhausting, especially to a child.…
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When my first daughter was born, my husband held her in his hands and said, 'My God, she's so beautiful.'…
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I mean, I absolutely call myself a feminist. And by that, I mean a woman who believes that your opportunities…
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The only difference between a writer and someone who wants to be a writer is discipline.
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I had a second trimester abortion. I was pregnant with a much-wanted child who was diagnosed with a genetic abnormality.…
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Aborting my baby is the most serious of the many maternal crimes I tally in my head when I am…
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By the time the children go to bed, I am as drained as any mother who has spent her day…
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Because of my bipolar disorder, I tend to these mixed states, which are depressed but loud and agitated. So I…
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Courage is impulsive; it is narcissism tempered with nihilism.
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I love my husband more than I love my children,
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Think about it, I say. How many straight men maintain inappropriately intimate relationships with their mothers? How many shop with…
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For a couple of months there I was shrieking like a banshee,
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For me the end of the year is always a time to reflect and recharge my energies.
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Concentrate your energies, your thoughts and your capital. The wise man puts all his eggs in one basket and watches…
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Someday, after mastering the winds, the waves, the tides and gravity, we shall harness for God the energies of love,…
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Do not let spacious plans for a new world divert your energies from saving what is left of the old.
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The greatest happiness comes from being vitally interested in something that excites all your energies.
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The modern city is ugly not because it is a city but because it is not enough of a city,…
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Administrators need to shift from being controllers to enablers, so as to liberate the energies and talents of the teachers.
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It is so inspiring to see a new group coming together not to focus on a particular war or weapons…
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