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Anna Quindlen, born on July 8, 1952, is a renowned American author known for her insightful social commentary and delicate portrayal of everyday life. Her writing career began as a newspaper editor, later transitioning to novel writing, which has been well-received by readers.

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“I would be the most content if my children grew up to be the kind of people who think decorating consists mostly of building enough bookshelves.”

Source: Thinking Out Loud: On the Personal, the Political, the Public and the Private

“Life is not so much about beginnings and endings as it is about going on and on and on. It is about muddling through the middle.”

Life Is Literature Middle Beginnings And Endings Endings Being New Beginnings

Book:Living Out Loud

Source: Living Out Loud

“Ideas are like pizza dough, made to be tossed around.”

Made Ideas Literature Pizza Dough

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“The victim mentality may be the last uncomplicated thing about life in America.”

May Lasts America Literature Victim Mentality Victim Mentality Uncomplicated

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“Even as we enumerate their shortcomings, the rigor of raising children ourselves makes clear to us our mothers' incredible strength. We fear both. If they are not strong, who will protect us? If they are not imperfect, how can we equal them?”

Ifs Children Mother Literature Strong Clear Protect Equal Incredibles Imperfect Raising Children Shortcomings Rigor Not Strong

Book:Living Out Loud

Source: Living Out Loud

“Women who marry early are often overly enamored of the kind of man who looks great in wedding pictures and passes the maid of honor his telephone number.”

Men Looks Kind Literature Numbers Honor Wedding Telephones Maids Wedding Day Enamored Maid Of Honor Wedding Pictures

Book:Living Out Loud

Source: Living Out Loud

“The future is built on brains, not prom court, as most people can tell you after attending their high school reunion. But you'd never know it by talking to kids or listening to the messages they get from the culture and even from their schools.”

People Knows Kids School Culture Literature Brain Talking Listening Messages High School Built Court Reunion Attending Prom High School Reunion School Reunion

Author:Anna Quindlen

“Look back, to slavery, to suffrage, to integration and one thing is clear. Fashions in bigotry come and go. The right thing lasts.”

Looks Lasts Literature Clear One Thing Fashion Slavery Right Thing Racist Bigotry Integration Comes And Goes Suffrage

Author:Anna Quindlen

“Ideas are only lethal if you suppress and don't discuss them. Ignorance is not bliss, it's stupid. Banning books shows you don't trust your kids to think and you don't trust yourself to be able to talk to them.”

Ifs Thinking Book Ideas Shows Kids Able Literature Stupid Ignorance Trust Bliss Trust Yourself Don't Trust Ignorance Is Not Bliss

Author:Anna Quindlen

“I will never understand people who think that the way to show their righteous opposition to sexual freedom is to write letters full of filthy words.”

People Thinking Way Writing Shows Literature Letters Opposition Righteous Filthy

Book:Thinking Out Loud: On the Personal, the Political, the Public and the Private

Source: Thinking Out Loud: On the Personal, the Political, the Public and the Private

“If you want something, it will elude you. If you do not want something, you will get ten of it in the mail.”

Ifs Want Literature Ten Mail Want Something Elude Elude Us Elude You

Book:Living Out Loud

Source: Living Out Loud

“The greatest public health threat for many American women is the men they live with.”

Men Literature Health Threat Usa Public Health American Woman

Author:Anna Quindlen

“But it's important, while we are supporting lessons in respecting others, to remember that many of our youngest kids need to learn to respect themselves. You learn your worth from the way you are treated.”

Way Needs Important Kids Remember Literature Lessons Respect Treated Respecting Others

Author:Anna Quindlen

“The problem... is emblematic of what hasn't changed during the equal opportunity revolution of the last 20 years. Doors opened; opportunities evolved. Law, institutions, corporations moved forward. But many minds did not.”

Years Mind Problem Lasts Law Literature Opportunity Doors Changed Revolution Equal Institutions Moved Corporations Equal Opportunity

Author:Anna Quindlen

“If I get the forty additional years statisticians say are likely coming to me, I could fit in at least one, maybe two new lifetimes. Sad that only one of those lifetimes can include being the mother of young children.”

Ifs Years Children Two Young Mother Literature Fit Lifetime Forty Young Children Being Sad Statistician

Book:Living Out Loud

Source: Living Out Loud

“There is little premium in poetry in a world that thinks of Pound and Whitman as a weight and a sampler, not an Ezra, a Walt, a thing of beauty, a joy forever.”

Thinking World Littles Joy Literature Beauty Forever Weight Pounds Walt Premium

Book:Loud and Clear

Source: Loud and Clear

“Somewhere between a third and a quarter of all people living in America today were born between 1946 and 1965 and if you think you're tired of hearing about us, you should try being one of us.”

People Ifs Thinking Should Trying Today America Literature Born Thirds Tired Hearing Quarters America Today

Book:Thinking Out Loud: On the Personal, the Political, the Public and the Private

Source: Thinking Out Loud: On the Personal, the Political, the Public and the Private

“Books are the plane, and the train, and the road. They are the destination, and the journey. They are home.”

Book Home Reading Literature Journey Travel Train Planes Destination Reading Books Book Reading Books And Reading My Journey Writing And Reading Inspirational Reading Reading Books To Children Reading Room Journey Home

Book:How Reading Changed My Life

Source: How Reading Changed My Life

“There is only room in the lifeboat of your life for one, and you always choose yourself, and turn your parents into whatever it takes to keep you afloat.”

Turns Literature Parent Rooms Boat Whatever It Takes Lifeboats

Book:Object Lessons: One True Thing; Black and Blue

Source: Object Lessons: One True Thing; Black and Blue

“I once wanted to be a personage. Now I am comfortable being a person.”

Persons Wanted Literature Comfortable

Book:Living Out Loud

Source: Living Out Loud

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Born: July 8, 1952
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Quotes: 434

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