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"Pearl" Quotes

"Pearl" by Mary Gordon explores a mother's struggle to reconnect with her estranged daughter while confronting her own past and identity.

Quotes

I think you have to be willing to be hurt to love someone.

Mary Gordon

loveemotions

I think every life is touched by the infinite.

Mary Gordon

lifespirituality

Nothing has meaning except for the meaning we give it.

Mary Gordon

perceptionmeaning

I think it's lucky to be alive. I think to be alive is more than luck, it's a gift.

Mary Gordon

lifegratitude

It's strange to see the world so small.

Mary Gordon

perspectiveworldview

I think it's better to face the truth than to pretend.

Mary Gordon

truthcourage

To love is to risk, and to risk is to live.

Mary Gordon

loverisk

I think it's easier to forgive than to hold a grudge.

Mary Gordon

forgivenesscompassion

I think we carry our past with us, but it doesn't have to define our future.

Mary Gordon

pastfuture

I think we all have the capacity for change, for growth, for redemption.

Mary Gordon

changeredemption