Margaret Dilloway > Quotes

“Mothers were the only ones you could depend on to tell the whole, unvarnished truth.”
― Margaret Dilloway, How to Be an American Housewife

“You are right to be afraid," he said, "but where does this fear lead you? Nowhere. You must let go of fear.”
― Margaret Dilloway

“In some instances, it may unfortunately be necessary for a Wife to seek outside employment, such as when the husband is dismembered or is dead.”
― Margaret Dilloway

“We do not, therefore, recommend returning unless absolutely necessary. Visits may lead to symptoms such as melancholy and longing for things which can no longer be.”
― Margaret Dilloway, How to Be an American Housewife

“If this book teaches you one thing, let it teach you this. Do not protest against life's strains, but let them unfold and carry you through wherever they may.”
― Margaret Dilloway, How to Be an American Housewife

“I guess maybe people who don't show their feelings might still have them.”
― Margaret Dilloway, Summer of a Thousand Pies

“Ezra is dead, and that’s a fact. But so are many of these stars. (…) It shouldn’t make me feel better to know they’re dead, but it does. Because even thought they’re gone, someone still sees their light.”
― Margaret Dilloway, Where the Sky Lives: A STEM Adventure About Astronomy and Activism in Zion National Park for Kids

“I tugged up the waist of my own Target brand jeans, which always started out tight and got too loose by day’s end.”
― Margaret Dilloway, How to Be an American Housewife

“It must be hard to go around looking for bad things to point out about people. It doesn't leave you time to do anything else.”
― Margaret Dilloway, Summer of a Thousand Pies

“Life has highs and lows and it never stops throwing things at you. What I've learned is to enjoy the good times while they're here. And the bad times never last either" -Mr. Miniver”
― Margaret Dilloway, Summer of a Thousand Pies