"My Name Is Lucy Barton" Quotes

There are times when we have to accept the reality that our parents had their own troubles, and that their troubles were not caused by us.

Lonely was the first flavor I had tasted in my life, and it was always there, hidden inside the crevices of my mouth, reminding me.

You will have only one story. You'll write your one story many ways. Don't ever worry about story. You have only one.

When one lives in a foreign country, the memory of the native land is a constant ache.

I like writers who try to tell you something truthful.

I feel that people may not understand that my mother could never say the words I love you.

It interests me how we find ways to feel superior to another person, another group of people.

The power of marriage is not in the giving, but in the taking.

I have always been lonelier than anyone could guess.

The truth is, I love my mother.