When I got sober, I thought giving up was saying goodbye to all the fun and all the sparkle, and it turned out to be just the opposite. That's when the sparkle started for me. Mary Karr fungivegoodbye Change image and share on social
Poetry privileges music and is aesthetically more challenging. Prose privileges information and is emotionally more challenging. Mary Karr aestheticallychallengeemotionally Change image and share on social
When people suffer, their relationships usually suffer as well. Period. And we all suffer because, as the Buddha says, that's the nature of being human and wanting stuff we don't always get. Mary Karr buddhahumannature Change image and share on social
Prose cannot compete with the economy of poetry, the ability to have a full artistic experience in a short period of time. Mary Karr abilityartisticcompete Change image and share on social
Childhood was terrifying for me. A kid has no control. You're three feet tall, flat broke, unemployed, and illiterate. Terror snaps you awake. You pay keen attention. People can just pick you up and move you and put you down. Mary Karr attentionawakebreak share on social
I do have a really good memory. I mean, like, I can remember all the phone numbers of everybody on the street I grew up on. Mary Karr goodgrowmemory Change image and share on social
I was 40 years old before I became an overnight success, and I'd been publishing for 20 years. Mary Karr overnightpublishsuccess Change image and share on social
I always thought my family was so bizarre, so when people started coming up to me and saying, 'My family was exactly like yours,' I was completely knocked out. Mary Karr bizarrecomecompletely Change image and share on social
If dysfunction means that a family doesn't work, then every family ambles into some arena in which that happens, where relationships get strained or even break down entirely. We fail each other or disappoint each other. That goes for parents, siblings, kids, marriage partners - the whole enchilada. Mary Karr amblearenabreak share on social