You told yourself there was an end to the worry. You told yourself it was sleeping through the night, then weaning from the breast, then walking then shoelaces then reading then algebra then sex then college admissions then you would be
...more
“People who care about each other don’t hurt each other or make each other feel small.”
― Island of Fire
― Island of Fire
“My mother had modeled for me early on that the quickest route to unhappiness was to pay too much attention to anyone’s disapproval, particularly someone that you barely knew.”
― The Night We Lost Him
― The Night We Lost Him
“I liked being pregnant. I was good at it. Joe and I had decided that two was the right number of children, but once we’d had them for a while, we wanted more….a terrible extravagance we could in no way afford, but we did it anyway.”
― Tom Lake
― Tom Lake
“My mother had modeled for me early on that the quickest route to unhappiness was to pay too much attention to anyone’s disapproval, particularly someone that you barely knew.”
― Laura Dave, The Night We Lost Him”
―
― Laura Dave, The Night We Lost Him”
―
“Your absence has gone through me
Like thread through a needle.
Everything I do is stitched with its color. (M.S. Merwin, quoted in After Annie)”
―
Like thread through a needle.
Everything I do is stitched with its color. (M.S. Merwin, quoted in After Annie)”
―
Maureen’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Maureen’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
More friends…
Polls voted on by Maureen
Lists liked by Maureen

























