Guides Quote by Hope Edelman

Rachel Resnick's story of love lost and love sought cracks open the timeworn addiction narrative to release something raw, probing, brave, and redemptive. The…

— Hope Edelman

Writers seek to create order out of the chaos of everyday life, and to extract meaning from both the tragic and the mundane

— Hope Edelman

“I see the enormous value of a mother's presence because I live everyday with its absence.”

— Hope Edelman

I couldn't chance failing in New York yet, letting the city fail me. It was the only place I knew I belonged. If I…

— Hope Edelman

“With my mother, I felt helpless all the time. Sometimes I feel helpless as a mother, but I know it’ll pass. And this time,…

— Hope Edelman

Someone did us all a grave injustice by implying that mourning has a distinct beginning, middle, and end.

— Hope Edelman

The degree to which a surviving parent copes is the most important indicator of the child's long-term adaptation. Kids whose surviving parents are unable…

— Hope Edelman

There is an emptiness inside of me -- a void that will never be filled. No one in your life will ever love you…

— Hope Edelman

“A daughter whose mother chose to leave her or was incapable of mothering may feel like a member of the emotional underclass, like a…

— Hope Edelman

“Witnessing a mother's slow physical decline can be the equivalent of of experiencing long-term trauma. The daughter's feelings of helplessness, anger, and fear persist.…

— Hope Edelman

“Even though we knew she was going to die eventually, when it happened it was still a terrible, rude shock. I thought I was…

— Hope Edelman

New York City is filled with random, quirky moments like this, chance collisions that just might change your life.

— Hope Edelman