As a teen-ager I was constantly trying to please people, which I guess is true of all adolescents. Rosemary Mahoney adolescentagerconstantly Change image and share on social
I've rarely met a miserable, self-pitying blind person. Rosemary Mahoney blindhavemeet Change image and share on social
When you hear that China is overcrowded, that's an understatement. I was shocked at the number of people. Even in the rural areas. I was also shocked at the poverty and at the living conditions. Rosemary Mahoney areachinacondition Change image and share on social
One of the most persistent misconceptions about blindness is that it is a curse from God for misdeeds perpetrated in a past life, which cloaks the blind person in spiritual darkness and makes him not just dangerous, but evil. Rosemary Mahoney blindblindnesscloak share on social
Nobody's perfect, and to try to pretend you're perfect is an exhausting fool's errand. Rosemary Mahoney errandexhaustfool Change image and share on social
Not one day of my mother's adult life passed without some critical demand on her maternal role, without some urgent response from her. Rosemary Mahoney adultcriticalday Change image and share on social
When I was a senior in high school, I went to Ireland to study Irish Gaelic. And after one semester at Trinity College, I went way out to the west coast of Ireland and rented a little house by myself. Rosemary Mahoney coastcollegegaelic Change image and share on social
I grew up in New England at the edge of the Atlantic and have for many years been an avid rower. I've rowed in various places, including the Ganges in India, the River Shannon in Ireland, and the Sea of Galilee. Rosemary Mahoney atlanticavidedge share on social
My mother was not what anyone would call sweet, and she wasn't conventional. When my brother couldn't find his shoes one morning, she said, 'Oh, for God's sake, it won't kill him not to have shoes for a day,' and sent him to school without them. Rosemary Mahoney brothercallconventional share on social
I am like a security camera ever on the watch. The furtive quality of vision feels to me like an incredibly valuable weapon. Everything I see gets transformed into a private sketch or painting in my mind, stored away for future reference, future evidence, future ammunition. Rosemary Mahoney ammunitioncameraevidence share on social
