Mary Gordon quotes

Waiting is the great vocation of the dispossessed. (Mary Gordon)
I don't have any great first job tales: I've never worked on a tramp steamer or in a coal mine or anything like that. I think the inspiration for my writing came largely from my father and the joy that life in books represented to me. View quote
Mary Gordon
I love dancing; I adore salsa dancing and wish I could be in a Broadway chorus. View quote
Mary Gordon
Everything that turned out well for me seems like a fluke. I feel like, at any moment, I could lose everything and be working at Dunkin' Donuts. View quote
Mary Gordon
My father died when I was seven. I guess I am interested in fatherlessness as a metaphor for vulnerability and unprotectedness. Being on your own in the world in a way you're not quite ready for, ever. View quote
Mary Gordon