Children Quote by Phyllis Theroux

“There were times, in the beginning, when I used my journal as a wailing wall, but I learned not to immortalize the darkness. Rereading…

— Phyllis Theroux

“I can feel my heart growing daily, which has its uncomfortable aspects, as if it could fall with the weight of love and break.”

— Phyllis Theroux

“Children are born with imaginations in mint condition, able to leap tall buildings in a single bound. Then life corrects for grandiosity.”

— Phyllis Theroux

“My nose remembers more than my eyes. The sharp oily smell of eucalyptus combines with afternoon dust from the hockey field. But my heart…

— Phyllis Theroux

“Writing is not only a reflection of what one thinks and feels but a rope one weaves with words that can lower you below…

— Phyllis Theroux

“Everything we are given or learn or possess in any real sense - - the ability to play Beethoven sonata, write books, understand the…

— Phyllis Theroux

“Every house has its own private cup of sorrow. (3)”

— Phyllis Theroux

“We were all so young that there were no lines on our faces to read between.”

— Phyllis Theroux

“Writing is a deeply spiritual act that can have a profound effect upon the practitioner.”

— Phyllis Theroux

“During this week, Ragan has experience a bit of insecurity with me, the result of my being quieter than usual, which he interprets as…

— Phyllis Theroux

“Falling silent should be cultivated, the way the woods fall silent in the snow. Messages you can’t send any other way can be heard.”

— Phyllis Theroux

“To send a letter is a good way to go somewhere without moving anything but your heart"- Phyllis Theroux”

— Phyllis Theroux