87 Quotes by Jeanne Marie Laskas

I was suppose to write a book about being a mom, to organize my thoughts into chapters and figure out a structure to hang them on, to make a lasting point, but somehow I decided to go ahead and become a mother instead.

The neighbor's flock has taken advantage of the chaos, and I think that's pretty smart.

Mike Kelleher from Obama’s Senate office was the person who stepped up to tackle the mess…He built the staff, drew up a ten-page strategic plan for the mail-room, wrote algorithms for a mail coding system, set up a casework decision tree, assembled a library of policy-response letters, and developed quality-control manuals. Pg 88

Isolation is aloneness that feels forced upon you, like a punishment. Solitude is aloneness you choose and embrace. I think great things can come out of solitude, out of going to a place where all is quiet except the beating of your heart.

Forgiveness is the path to healing.

Maybe the biggest problem with loneliness is that we walk around thinking we’re the only ones suffering from it.

It’s much better to be apart and wish you were together than to be together and wish you were apart.

Solitude is a place where all is quiet – except the beating of your heart.

I think the call of the inward life starts here. Solitude helps you differentiate, define the borders of the self. Solitude helps you figure our where everybody else stops and you begins.