Those we love don't go away, they sit beside us every day. Liane Moriarty More Quotes by Liane Moriarty More Quotes From Liane Moriarty We'd traveled, we'd been to lots of parties, lots of movies and concerts, we'd slept in. We'd done all those things that people with children seem to miss so passionately. We didn't want those things anymore. We wanted a baby. Liane Moriarty party baby children They would think she was savoring the taste (blueberries, cinnamon, cream-excellent), but she was actually savoring the whole morning, trying to catch it, pin it down, keep it safe before all those precious moments became yet another memory. Liane Moriarty morning memories thinking The medication, the hormones and the relentless frustrations of our lives make us bitchy and you're not allowed to be bitchy in public or people won't like you. Liane Moriarty frustration like-you people So now I just assume that it won't work, and that if it does work, I'll lose it anyway. This is meant to protect me, although it doesn't, because somehow the hope sneakily finds its way in. I'm never aware of the hope until it's gone, whooshed away like a rug pulled from under my feet, each time I hear another "I'm sorry. Liane Moriarty sorry feet doe There were worse things to be than sexist. For example, you could be the sort of person who pinched your fingers together while using the words “teeny weeny. Liane Moriarty sexist example together Why did she give up wine for Lent? Polly was more sensible. She had given up strawberry jam. Cecilia had never seen Polly show more than a passing interest in strawberry jam, although now, of course, she was always catching her standing at the open fridge, staring at it longingly. The power of denial. Liane Moriarty giving-up wine jam Happy endings always made her cry. It was the relief. Liane Moriarty happy-endings relief cry It was like she was thinking, How far can I go with this? How much more can I fit in my life without losing control? Liane Moriarty losing-control losing thinking She longed to feel something momentous. Sometimes her life seemed so little. Liane Moriarty feels littles sometimes All these years there had been a Tupperware container of bad language in her head, and now she opened it and all those crisp, crunchy words were fresh and lovely, ready to be used. Liane Moriarty tupperware lovely years She didn’t understand a damned thing about life except that it was arbitrary and cruel, and some people got away with murder while others made one tiny, careless mistake and paid a terrible price. Liane Moriarty arbitrary mistake people Nobody ever told you that being a mother is all about making what seemed like thousands of tiny decisions. Liane Moriarty being-a-mother decision mother I've never written a sequel for any of my books, so my first reaction was that there should not be a season two, i always tend to think I've put my poor characters through enough ! Having said that, season one was so fantastic and I do understand the desire not to let these characters go. Liane Moriarty entertainment Lots of hurtful secrets are better off kept. The problem is that people find it so hard to keep them. Liane Moriarty secrets better problem people Often, I think bullying - especially in its adult, verbal forms - is the sort of thing you don't realize till the end of the day, and it's a horrible feeling to realize something wasn't just a bland statement but was actually cruel. But then, we're all capable of things that are breathtakingly cruel. Liane Moriarty feeling day you bullying Often I think bullying - especially in its adult, verbal forms - is the sort of thing you don't realize till the end of the day, and it's a horrible feeling to realize something wasn't just a bland statement, but was actually cruel. But then we're all capable of - of things that are breathtakingly cruel. Liane Moriarty feeling day you bullying I remember the absolute joy I used to get out of writing. The purity of imagining something and then putting it down on paper - it was such a pleasure. I read whatever I could get my hands on, from 'Great Expectations' to 'The Thorn Birds.' Liane Moriarty great joy remember hands Sometimes when I'm stuck, I really do need that cup of tea, or that chocolate, or a break, or a walk, but in most cases what I actually need to do is make myself keep writing until it flows again. Liane Moriarty walk myself tea sometimes The good thing about writing a novel is that you're creating an imaginary world and can take a break when you need to. Liane Moriarty good you writing world We all, as parents, are laughing at ourselves and helicopter parenting and saying, 'This isn't the way we were parented; we were allowed to run free.' When I talk to my friends, we are all fascinated by what we are doing, but we can't seem to stop ourselves. Liane Moriarty parents friends parenting way
