“Yet, I wondered why Marshall did not at least attempt a kiss. In many ways, his treatment of me reminded me of the way I had behaved toward the doll that Mamma Mae had given me as a child. I favored it so that I had refused myself of the joy of playing with it, daring to love it only with my eyes. But in doing so, I had denied myself its very purpose.” WayLoveChildrenEyeJoyPurposeGivenKissingTreatmentDeniedDaringDollsMae Author:Kathleen Grissom
“What advice do you have for writers working on their first novels?If you feel called to write a book, consider it a gift. Look around you. What assistance is the universe offering you as support? I was given an amazing mentor, a poet, Eleanor Drewry Dolan, who taught me the importance of every word. To my utter amazement, there were times she found it necessary to consult three dictionaries to evaluate one word.” IfsFeelsWritingFirstsLooksBookUniverseThreeFoundGivenSupportNovelAdviceTaughtPoetImportanceOfferingMentorAssistanceDictionaryOne WordEvaluateAmazementEleanor Book:The Kitchen House: A Novel Source: The Kitchen House: A Novel
