Awareness Quote by Curtis Sittenfeld

She became my pen, paper, and inspiration.

— Raghib Clitso

She was a remarkable person and the love of my life.

— Gough Whitlam

From that time on, the world was hers for the reading. She would never be lonely again, never miss the lack of intimate friends.…

— Betty Smith

She was widely read enough to appreciate my literary wit but not so widely read that she knew my sources. I like that in…

— David Mitchell

she had given me a piece of what made her life sane.

— Kim Harrison

My mother's influence in molding my character was conspicuous. She forced me to learn daily long chapters of the Bible by heart. To that…

— John Ruskin

She was like me in lineaments-- her eyes Her hair, her features, all, to the very tone Even of her voice, they said were…

— Anonymous

Without a doubt my mother was an inspiration for my writing. This is true in many ways, but mostly because she is a wonderful…

— Elizabeth Strout

She became for me an island of light, fun, wisdom where I could run with my discoveries and torments and hopes at any time…

— May Sarton

I was encouraged to be imaginative and read, and it was a great childhood for a budding writer because I had the time and…

— Sarah Waters

“From that time on, the world was hers for the reading. She would never be lonely again, never miss the lack of intimate friends.…

— Betty Smith

She was a lucky woman who had established a happy knack of writing what quite a lot of people wanted to read.

— Agatha Christie