Children Quote by Grace Paley

The only recognizable feature of hope is action.

— Grace Paley

“Near home I ran through our park, where I had aired my children on weekends and late-summer afternoons. I stopped at the northeast playground,…

— Grace Paley

Old age is not a good thing. It can be really hard, and those of us who have it a little easier should keep…

— Grace Paley

Well, by now you must know yourself, honey, whatever you do, life don't stop. It only sits a minute and dreams a dream.

— Grace Paley

“Who cares?' said Judy, who didn't care.”

— Grace Paley

The women's movement was coming, but I didn't know it in 1956-1957, when I began to write.

— Grace Paley

A joke is necessary at this time.

— Grace Paley

Sometimes, walking with a friend, I forget the world.

— Grace Paley

It wasn't until I lived in the countryside that I began to understand the life of the countryside and the people in it and…

— Grace Paley

I've started many novels, and they all ended on page seven.

— Grace Paley

…I go through a story for lies. I might discover the lie of trying to show off. Sometimes they’re lies of character. Sometimes they…

— Grace Paley

I didn't intend. The word "intend" is the wrong word for what I do. It's just that it's something you do, and you can't…

— Grace Paley