Leslie A. Gordon > Quotes

“Parenthood doesn’t improve one’s character, it exposes it.”
― Leslie A. Gordon, Cheer

“One of the worst things about burying a child is the stress of wondering.”
― Leslie A. Gordon, Cheer

“I was disinterested in everything, even in Ethan. Even, I was ashamed to admit, in Ella. I didn’t know where else I wanted to be but I knew it was anywhere except on this earth, in my body, living my life.”
― Leslie A. Gordon, Cheer

“.....what happened to my little brother had to fit into my life, not consume or define it.”
― Leslie A. Gordon, Cheer

“That was the problem with grieving one child in a family with other children. In my despair over losing Riley, I’d lost my daughter too.”
― Leslie A. Gordon , Cheer

“At some point, we reach a place in life when we’re sure there will be no more surprises. The timing is different for everyone, but the feeling — a settling, a resignation — is the same. We know everyone we’re going to know. We may encounter new clients or neighbors, the kinds of people who come and go, the kind that don’t last. But eventually, we come to understand that the old flame is not going to return decades later, that no one truly revolutionary is going to cross our paths. Our people are our people. And when we reach that point, we inherently grasp that no one new will change us. No one will shake the foundation of our identity or imperil our most cherished relationships. No one will force us to make unthinkable choices. No one will crease a comfortable life and fold it into a wholly new shape, like an origami crane.   And then someone does.”
― Leslie A. Gordon, Heads or Tails