Ursula Hegi Professions : Writer Born : May 23, 1946 Browse All Authors Top 10 quotes by Ursula Hegi In language that's lyrical and haunting, Cheryl Strayed writes about bliss and loss, about the kind of grace that startles and transforms us in ordinary moments. Ursula Hegi grace loss writing I don't write for an audience. I write for myself. And if I imagine an audience at all, it's the characters, but I know that I would keep writing even if no one ever published me again, even if no one ever read me again. Ursula Hegi imagine writing character That's the nature of being a parent, Sabine has discovered. You'll love your children far more than you ever loved your parents, and -- in the recognition that your own children cannot fathom the depth of your love -- you come to understand the tragic, unrequited love of your own parents. Ursula Hegi unrequited-love love-you children The absence of doubt will turn humans into beasts. Ursula Hegi beast doubt absence A perfectly happy marriage? There is no such thing. There are strong marriages that can survive problems, but happiness is such a brief condition, interrupted by difficulties and plain, boring routine. Ursula Hegi happy-marriage routine strong Some acts of faith, I believe, have the power to grant us something infinitely wiser than we imagine Ursula Hegi grants imagine believe About the different levels of skill involved. You have to practice before you become a great masturbator. Ursula Hegi different skills practice I like to keep myself wrapped in layers of sleep and wait for the geraniums. Ursula Hegi layers waiting sleep What the river was showing her now was that she could flow beyond the brokenness, redeem herself, and fuse once more. Ursula Hegi fuse flow rivers About endings....unless we do them well, we have to keep repeating them. Ursula Hegi wells Similar Authors Ihab Hassan writer Ingmar Bergman writer Isabella Bird writer Ivan E. Coyote writer Al Feldstein writer Bert Sugar writer All Authors