I would trade any writerly success if it would mean my children would be happy. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes child happy success
My father died when I was seven. I guess I am interested in fatherlessness as a metaphor for vulnerability and unprotectedness. Being on your own in the world in a way you're not quite ready for, ever. Mary Gordon diefatherfatherlessness share on social
My weakness is 'American Idol.' My husband thinks it's ridiculous. But I am so inspired by those young people who are singing their guts out. Mary Gordon americanguthusband Change image and share on social
If the moral good of fiction stems mainly from a habit of mind it inculcates in the reader, styles are neither good nor bad, and to describe some fictional enterprises as false is pointless. Mary Gordon baddescribeenterprise Change image and share on social
Socialism has no moral justification whatsoever; poor people are not morally superior to rich people, nor are they owed anything by rich people simply because of their lack of success. Charity is not a socialist concept - it is a religious one, an acknowledgment of God's sovereignty over property, a sovereignty the Left utterly rejects. Ben Shapiro acknowledgmentcharityconcept share on social
As a young child my attention span was, as I remember it, rather short. Michael Morpurgo attentionchildremember Change image and share on social
I am happy to the spokeswoman for this French youth that tomorrow will be spearhead new hope in the shape of the National Front. Marion Marechal-Le Pen frenchfronthappy Change image and share on social