“I couldn't have been a novelist without being a mother. It gives you a unique witness point of the growth of a personality. It was a kind of biological component for me that had to come first. My children gave this other window on the world.” WorldGivingFirstsKindChildrenHas BeensMotherGrowthPersonalityUniqueWindowWitnessMy ChildrenNovelistsComponentsBeing A Mother Author:Carol Shields
“I don't think I would have been a writer if I hadn't been a mother. I wanted to construct something that contained some of these feelings that I had, some of these discoveries or revelations.” IfsThinkingHas BeensFeelingsWantedMotherDiscoveryRevelationsConstructs Author:Carol Shields
