Mary Karr Quotes

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

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: poet
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: January 16, 1955

Topics

WorkFamilyMarriageParentsDown

I don't really know why I'm not thinner than I am.

Melissa McCarthy

I AmKnowWhyThanReallyAm

In the 1990s, from the estates of Scotland came the phenomenon of Irvine Welsh. 'Trainspotting' demanded its place not only in the high ranks of contemporary fiction but as a describer of a Britain that literally and metaphorically was in a deep mess.

Melvyn Bragg

DeepPlaceMessHighFictionOnly

I wouldn't have thought of myself as a person who could guide anybody and then it turned out that I can.

Meg Ryan

MyselfThoughtI CanPersonOutWho

I just really want it at some point to be OK for women and young girls to be sexy because I think that's a power, a gift that we were given by God or the universe or whatever.

Megan Fox

WomenGodPowerGiftThinkSexy

If you don't have the time or desire to do whatever is being asked of you, say, 'no.' Even if you want to bake those cookies for your kid's fundraiser or take on a new freelancing gig, sometimes you just have to politely decline until you do have the extra time. The other party may be disappointed, but it's not the end of the world.

John Rampton

TimeWorldEndYouPartyCookies

I went to four different proms in high school. I was addicted to the whole ballroom thing.

Amanda Seyfried

SchoolHigh SchoolHighDifferent

At some point in life the world's beauty becomes enough. You don't need to photograph, paint or even remember it. It is enough.

Toni Morrison

LifeBeautyWorldEnoughRemember

Racism is a problem, economic inequality is a problem, not enough rock n' roll on the radio is a problem. But all those problems will become insignificant when the oceans rise in a way that threatens organised human activity.

Tom Morello

RacismProblemsProblemEnoughRise

I've been kicked out of every damn church I've ever belonged to.

Roger Ailes

ChurchDamnOutBeenKickedEvery

I grew up in big cities my whole life, and in my late 20s, I just felt like I was looking for something else.

Chloe Zhao

LifeLookingLateUpBigSomething

Musical theater is great; you get painted up, you get to play princesses and witches, and you sing. The joy alone of that can really carry a lot.

Chris Pine

AloneGreatJoyYouPlayWitches

Motherhood may be a 'killer' when it comes to becoming a Master of the Universe, but among middle-class mothers, even after that touch of baby's lips to bosom, a big and growing number find themselves able - and often required - to bring home the family bacon.

Chrystia Freeland

FamilyHomeBabyMotherhoodUniverse

Copyright © 2024 QuotesDict Quote by Mary Karr