63 Quotes by Lois Wyse

Men are taught to apologise for their weaknesses, women for their strengths.

Repeat nothing - absolutely nothing - that is told you in confidence. There is no such thing as telling just one person.

Fear is born in uncertainty and nourished by pessimism.

I have a theory that since everyone is always dieting, no one at a convention dinner ever eats the potatoes. Therefore, they go back to the kitchen uneaten. And the next night they reappear at another convention. Therefore, one should never eat the potatoes. Who knows? They may be six or seven years old.

A child who has a grandparent has a softened view of life, the feeling that there is more to life than what we see, more than getting and gaining, winning and losing.

Love is a great glue, but there is no cement like mutual hate.

Carelessness with details sinks more careers than anyone will admit.

... letters freeze time for us, eternalizing shared experiences so we can go back and draw strength from them. Letters are like deposits in a secret bank that can be withdrawn when they are needed. And as we look back in love, we appreciate anew the thought and time that was taken to express those feelings.

Don't get so involved in the duties of your life and your children that you forget the pleasure. Remember why you had children.