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  • #1
    Abraham Lincoln
    “All that I am or ever hope to be, I owe to my angel mother.”
    Abraham Lincoln

  • #2
    Benjamin Alire Sáenz
    “I wondered if my smile was as big as hers. Maybe as big. But not as beautiful.”
    Benjamin Alire Sáenz, Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

  • #3
    Shannon L. Alder
    “It takes a female to have a baby,
    It takes a woman to raise a child,
    It takes a mother to raise them correctly,
    It takes a warrior to show them how to change the world.”
    Shannon L. Alder

  • #4
    Daphne Gottlieb
    MY MOTHER GETS DRESSED

    It is impossible for my mother to do even
    the simplest things for herself anymore
    so we do it together,
    get her dressed.

    I choose the clothes without
    zippers or buckles or straps,
    clothes that are simple
    but elegant, and easy to get into.

    Otherwise, it's just like every other day.
    After bathing, getting dressed.
    The stockings go on first.
    This time, it's the new ones,

    the special ones with opaque black triangles
    that she's never worn before,
    bought just two weeks ago
    at her favorite department store.

    We start with the heavy, careful stuff of the right toes
    into the stocking tip
    then a smooth yank past the knob of her ankle
    and over her cool, smooth calf

    then the other toe
    cool ankle, smooth calf
    up the legs
    and the pantyhose is coaxed to her waist.

    You're doing great, Mom,
    I tell her
    as we ease her body
    against mine, rest her whole weight against me

    to slide her black dress
    with the black empire collar
    over her head
    struggle her fingers through the dark tunnel of the sleeve.

    I reach from the outside
    deep into the dark for her hand,
    grasp where I can't see for her touch.
    You've got to help me a little here, Mom

    I tell her
    then her fingertips touch mine
    and we work her fingers through the sleeve's mouth
    together, then we rest, her weight against me

    before threading the other fingers, wrist, forearm, elbow, bicep
    and now over the head.
    I gentle the black dress over her breasts,
    thighs, bring her makeup to her,

    put some color on her skin.
    Green for her eyes.
    Coral for her lips.
    I get her black hat.

    She's ready for her company.
    I tell the two women in simple, elegant suits
    waiting outside the bedroom, come in.
    They tell me, She's beautiful.

    Yes, she is, I tell them.
    I leave as they carefully
    zip her into
    the black body bag.

    Three days later,
    I dream a large, green
    suitcase arrives.
    When I unzip it,

    my mother is inside.
    Her dress matches
    her eyeshadow, which matches
    the suitcase

    perfectly. She's wearing
    coral lipstick.
    "I'm here," she says, smiling delightedly, waving
    and I wake up.

    Four days later, she comes home
    in a plastic black box
    that is heavier than it looks.
    In the middle of a meadow,

    I learn a naked
    more than naked.
    I learn a new way to hug
    as I tighten my fist

    around her body,
    my hand filled with her ashes
    and the small stones of bones.
    I squeeze her tight

    then open my hand
    and release her
    into the smallest, hottest sun,
    a dandelion screaming yellow at the sky.”
    Daphne Gottlieb, Final Girl

  • #5
    I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control
    “I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best.”
    Marilyn Monroe

  • #6
    Oscar Wilde
    “Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”
    Oscar Wilde

  • #7
    Albert Einstein
    “Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.”
    Albert Einstein

  • #8
    William W. Purkey
    “You've gotta dance like there's nobody watching,
    Love like you'll never be hurt,
    Sing like there's nobody listening,
    And live like it's heaven on earth.”
    William W. Purkey

  • #9
    Mae West
    “You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.”
    Mae West

  • #10
    Dr. Seuss
    “You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.”
    Dr. Seuss

  • #11
    Albert Camus
    “Don’t walk in front of me… I may not follow
    Don’t walk behind me… I may not lead
    Walk beside me… just be my friend”
    Albert Camus

  • #12
    Steve Jobs
    “Here's to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They're not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing you can't do is ignore them. Because they change things. They push the human race forward. And while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do.”
    Steve Jobs

  • #13
    “Insanity is doing the same thing, over and over again, but expecting different results.”
    Narcotics Anonymous

  • #14
    Groucho Marx
    “Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.”
    Groucho Marx, The Essential Groucho: Writings For By And About Groucho Marx

  • #15
    Douglas Adams
    “I love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise they make as they go by.”
    Douglas Adams, The Salmon of Doubt: Hitchhiking the Galaxy One Last Time

  • #16
    Robert A. Heinlein
    “Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea.”
    Robert A. Heinlein

  • #17
    Charles M. Schulz
    “All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt.”
    Charles M. Schulz

  • #18
    Jim Henson
    “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and it may be necessary from time to time to give a stupid or misinformed beholder a black eye.”
    Jim Henson

  • #19
    “Whenever I feel the need to exercise, I lie down until it goes away.”
    Paul Terry

  • #20
    Groucho Marx
    “I find television very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go into the other room and read a book.”
    Groucho Marx

  • #21
    John Green
    “Saying 'I notice you're a nerd' is like saying, 'Hey, I notice that you'd rather be intelligent than be stupid, that you'd rather be thoughtful than be vapid, that you believe that there are things that matter more than the arrest record of Lindsay Lohan. Why is that?' In fact, it seems to me that most contemporary insults are pretty lame. Even 'lame' is kind of lame. Saying 'You're lame' is like saying 'You walk with a limp.' Yeah, whatever, so does 50 Cent, and he's done all right for himself.”
    John Green

  • #22
    Douglas Adams
    “The story so far:
    In the beginning the Universe was created.
    This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.”
    Douglas Adams, The Restaurant at the End of the Universe

  • #23
    Bill Watterson
    “Reality continues to ruin my life.”
    Bill Watterson, The Complete Calvin and Hobbes

  • #24
    I love mankind ... it's people I can't stand!!
    “I love mankind ... it's people I can't stand!!”
    Charles M. Schulz

  • #25
    Charles J. Sykes
    “Be nice to nerds. You may end up working for them. We all could.”
    Charles J. Sykes, Dumbing Down Our Kids: Why American Children Feel Good About Themselves But Can't Read, Write or Add

  • #26
    J.K. Rowling
    “Do you remember me telling you we are practicing non-verbal spells, Potter?"
    "Yes," said Harry stiffly.
    "Yes, sir."
    "There's no need to call me "sir" Professor."
    The words had escaped him before he knew what he was saying.”
    J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

  • #27
    Cassandra Clare
    “Jesus!" Luke exclaimed.
    "Actually, it's just me," said Simon. "Although I've been told the resemblance is startling.”
    Cassandra Clare

  • #28
    “Have you ever noticed how ‘What the hell’ is always the right decision to make?”
    Terry Johnson, Insignificance

  • #29
    C.E.M. Joad
    “Creativity is knowing how to hide your sources”
    C.E.M. Joad

  • #30
    Rita Mae Brown
    “The statistics on sanity are that one out of every four people is suffering from a mental illness. Look at your 3 best friends. If they're ok, then it's you.”
    Rita Mae Brown



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