Mary Karr quotes - page 2

I believe in God, but even if you don't, you can believe in a self, the person who is innately who you are. Once you fully become that person, then everything you do will be blessed. (Mary Karr)
I do have a really good memory. I mean, like, I can remember all the phone numbers of everybody on the street I grew up on. View quote
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Poetry is for me Eucharistic. You take someone else's suffering into your body, their passion comes into your body, and in doing that you commune, you take communion, you make a community with others. View quote
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I'm doomed to act like myself, even when it's inconvenient! View quote
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I find a great deal of comfort and care in my faith and prayer. I'd sooner do without air than prayer. View quote
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For me, everything's too much and nothing's enough. View quote
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I don't think I look like the pope's favorite Catholic - at least not under close scrutiny. View quote
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I was 40 years old before I became an overnight success, and I'd been publishing for 20 years. View quote
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The truth is when I went to graduate school I would've said I was among the least talented of the students, I was certainly the least smart, or less educated. But I worked very hard. View quote
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I've never contended that I had a really horrible life. View quote
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Age about 30, I stopped looking up my books in bookstores. Paying attention to the marketplace isn't a healthy thing for me. (Mary Karr)
Nobody sounds good writing about your divorce, let's face it. View quote
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