Being a mom Quote by Jeanne Marie Laskas

“Lately, in this city I love, this neighborhood I love, all I seem to notice are the intrusions. Hot Air. Reeking garbage. Lunatic neighbors...I…

— Jeanne Marie Laskas

Why do we think the people on stage are the only ones having fun?

— Jeanne Marie Laskas

“Now, brooder is an interesting word. People who worry a lot in silence are known as brooders. But then again so is a hen…

— Jeanne Marie Laskas

“Chaos, I think, is youth. Youth at any age. Because as long as you have chaos, you are free of responsibility. When you are…

— Jeanne Marie Laskas

Solitude is a place where all is quiet - except the beating of your heart.

— Jeanne Marie Laskas

But the writing life, it turned out, was difficult. It wasn't like you could sit down and flip a switch and crank on the…

— Jeanne Marie Laskas

“long braids, used Ivory soap, and liked to stencil her walls with”

— Jeanne Marie Laskas

You plant a garden one flower at a time. ... You write a book one word at a time, clean a closet one shelf…

— Jeanne Marie Laskas

Forgiveness is the path to healing.

— Jeanne Marie Laskas

“Brooding is more something I do when I'm working. I know so much more about sitting around worrying about a work project than I…

— Jeanne Marie Laskas

Isolation is aloneness that feels forced upon you, like a punishment. Solitude is aloneness you choose and embrace. I think great things can come…

— Jeanne Marie Laskas

“And I don't think anybody ever gets over loss. I think you get through it. You let it get through you.”

— Jeanne Marie Laskas