25 Quotes by Susan Wittig Albert

Do any of us ever outgrow those old childhood hurts, or do they gnaw and fester in our spirits the whole length of our lives?

It is only in fiction that the protagonist moves in a single minded, one point focus, screening out everything that isn’t related to the plot. Real people have to deal with the Myrtles of this world, who have sciatica and cold sores and want to tell you about them.

Please” would have cost too much.

Farmers could do better if the government didn’t meddle and the free market was allowed to take its course. And we could all grow at least some of our food, if we invested a bit of work.

Don’t part with your illusions; when they are gone you may still exist, but you have ceased to live.

Knowing the price and choosing to pay it and keep on paying it, over and over again – that’s what makes him invincible.

We are the only ones who can tell our stories because we are the only ones who have lived them.