“Well, you have children so you know: little children little troubles, big children, big troubles - it's a saying in Yiddish. Maybe the Chinese said it too.” KnowsWellsChildrenLittlesSaidBigsTroubleChineseYiddish Book:The Collected Stories Source: The Collected Stories
“My mother went to demonstrations. I remember her going to a big demonstration for Earl Brower and she came home crying and said the Communists were very mean and booed their people. I remember feeling sad at her feeling sad.” PeopleMeanSaidFeelingsHomeBigsRememberMotherCryCommunistDemonstrationVery MeanFeeling Sad Author:Grace Paley
“I am very interested in people trying to write because I don't have a big academic background at all.” PeopleWritingTryingBigsBackgroundsAcademic Author:Grace Paley
“Here I am in the garden laughing an old woman with heavy breasts and a nicely mapped face how did this happen well that's who I wanted to be at last a woman in the old style sitting stout thighs apart under a big skirt grandchild sliding on off my lap a pleasant summer perspiration that's my old man across the yard he's talking to the meter reader he's telling him the world's sad story how electricity is oil or uranium and so forth I tell my grandson run over to your grandpa ask him to sit beside me for a minute I am suddenly exhausted by my desire to kiss his sweet explaining lips.” MenWorldWellsStoriesBigsHappensRunningWantedLastsFacesDesireAsksTalkingLaughingMinutesStyleSweetReaderKissingSummerSittingGardenLipsHeavyOilPleasantBreastsOld ManYardsElectricityExhaustedGrandchildrenExplainingLapSkirtsHere I AmOld WomanMeterThighsGrandpaGrandsonStoutUraniumPerspirationSad Story Book:Begin Again: Poems by Gracey Paley Source: Begin Again: Poems by Gracey Paley
