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Maeve Brennan, an Irish-American writer born in 1917 and died on November 1, 1993, is renowned for her unique perspective on New York life and her profound descriptions of urban life. She was a long-time contributor to The New Yorker magazine.

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Famous Maeve Brennan Quotes

“Home is a place in the mind. When it is empty, it frets. It is fretful with memory, faces and places and times gone by. Beloved images rise up in disobedience and make a mirror for emptiness.”

Mind Home Faces Memories Gone Empty Mirrors Beloved Emptiness Disobedience Place And Time Times Gone By

Book:The Visitor

Source: The Visitor

“All we have to face in the future is what has happened in the past. It is unbearable.”

Past Faces Happened Unbearable

Book:The Springs of Affection: Stories of Dublin

Source: The Springs of Affection: Stories of Dublin

“Home is a place in the mind. When it is empty, it frets. It is fretful with memory, faces and places and times gone by. Beloved images rise up in disobedience and make a mirror for emptiness. Then what resentful wonder, and what half-aimless seeking. It is a silly state of affairs. It is a silly creature that tries to get a smile from even the most familiar and loving shadow. Comical and hopeless, the long gaze back is always turned inward.”

About the Author

Born: 1917
Died: November 1, 1993
Known for: Writer
Quotes: 6

Books & Sources

The Springs of AffectionRelated source material

The Long-Winded Lady: Notes from The New YorkerRelated source material

The Springs of Affection: Stories of DublinRelated source material

The VisitorRelated source material

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