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Jennifer Gilmore Quotes

The past always sort of haunts us and perhaps inspires us in some ways Picture Quote #1

I’m a morning person: if I don’t get up, put the coffee on and get to my desk by 8, the day has already lost a lot of its promise Picture Quote #1

I will say, in open adoption, all these choices you make about race, about the amount of mental illness you can deal with, about special needs and physical maladies, you have to lay all this out there before you know anybody’s story Picture Quote #1

What is it about the blank page that makes me want to hurl myself into a game of solitaire? I ask myself these kinds of questions while I’m playing solitaire Picture Quote #1

I think publishing’s strength is also its weakness. It’s got such a rich and celebrated history as an industry. For the most part, publishing people are incredibly creative, business is done based on the strength of relationships, and the product being peddled is books Picture Quote #1

I wanted a baby of color, to be honest, because I wasn’t attached to the idea that I look like the biological mother. I liked the idea of the adoption being clear; it was and is not something I am interested in hiding Picture Quote #1

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The birth mother is placing the baby out of love. I still believe that. Well, the ones we’ve dealt with who were actually pregnant, anyway Picture Quote #1

With domestic adoption, you get a form, you fill it out, and there are these boxes: African-American, African-American and Hispanic, and you check the boxes that you’re comfortable with. Race is completely open in that regard Picture Quote #1

I couldn’t really experience being an author when I was still working in publishing - I was trying to negotiate being both. Sometimes the knowledge doesn’t translate between the two roles Picture Quote #1

As writers, we don’t just need to write about poverty or war or the immigrant experience Picture Quote #1

Publishing in a way doesn’t have a lot to do with writing, and writing doesn’t have a lot to do with publishing Picture Quote #1

People might seem to have a perfectly fine life but inside, we don’t even know if they’ve suffered Picture Quote #1

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I feel like if writers used writing as therapy we’d have a ton of happy writers Picture Quote #1

History releases me from my own experience and jogs my fictional imagination Picture Quote #1

I want to say that, in general, when it works, open adoption is great Picture Quote #1

I really don’t feel that writing is therapy Picture Quote #1

The birth mother is placing the baby out of love. I still believe that. Well, the ones weve dealt with who were actually pregnant, anyway Picture Quote #1

The world is a dysfunctional place in so many ways. It is unstable. So even though that chaos can be reflected in our own homes, I suppose we have to fight that by creating our own versions of safety, which can also turn into ignoring the state of the world Picture Quote #1

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The process of open adoption is not discussed in the way it should be. Everyone I know who has adopted domestically has at least one tragic story. It was important to me to be able to describe those situations Picture Quote #1

My first two novels were set in the past, and that freed me up in a lot of ways; it allowed me to find my way into my story and my characters through research Picture Quote #1

It would be a lie to say that people are coming to adoption with joy at all times. Hope, perhaps, but it would be disingenuous to say that every part coming to an adoption isn’t seriously grieving Picture Quote #1

I wanted a baby of color, to be honest, because I wasn’t attached to the idea that I look like the biological mother. I liked the idea of the adoption being clear; it was and is not something I am interested in hiding Picture Quote #1

I think that when the world feels safe and secure, we probably feel more that way in our personal lives. What goes on in the world affects us, unequivocally Picture Quote #1

I think publishing’s strength is also its weakness. It’s got such a rich and celebrated history as an industry. For the most part, publishing people are incredibly creative, business is done based on the strength of relationships, and the product being peddled is books Picture Quote #1

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I know publishing now more as an author than with occasional peaks inside those elite offices than as an industry insider. It was difficult publishing a novel the first time around, while working behind the scenes, knowing all that has to happen to make a book a success and to still make the leap as an author Picture Quote #1

I’m a morning person: if I don’t get up, put the coffee on and get to my desk by 8, the day has already lost a lot of its promise Picture Quote #1

I will say, in open adoption, all these choices you make about race, about the amount of mental illness you can deal with, about special needs and physical maladies, you have to lay all this out there before you know anybody’s story Picture Quote #1

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The past always sort of haunts us and perhaps inspires us in some ways (Jennifer Gilmore Quotes) I’m a morning person: if I don’t get up, put the coffee on and get to my desk by 8, the day has already lost a lot of its promise. (Jennifer Gilmore Quotes) I will say, in open adoption, all these choices you make about race, about the amount of mental illness you can deal with, about special needs and physical maladies, you have to lay all this out there before you know anybody’s story. (Jennifer Gilmore Quotes) What is it about the blank page that makes me want to hurl myself into a game of solitaire? I ask myself these kinds of questions while I’m playing solitaire. (Jennifer Gilmore Quotes) I think publishing’s strength is also its weakness. It’s got such a rich and celebrated history as an industry. For the most part, publishing people are incredibly creative, business is done based on the strength of relationships, and the product being peddled is books. (Jennifer Gilmore Quotes) I wanted a baby of color, to be honest, because I wasn’t attached to the idea that I look like the biological mother. I liked the idea of the adoption being clear; it was and is not something I am interested in hiding. (Jennifer Gilmore Quotes) The birth mother is placing the baby out of love. I still believe that. Well, the ones we’ve dealt with who were actually pregnant, anyway. (Jennifer Gilmore Quotes) With domestic adoption, you get a form, you fill it out, and there are these boxes: African-American, African-American and Hispanic, and you check the boxes that you’re comfortable with. Race is completely open in that regard (Jennifer Gilmore Quotes) I couldn’t really experience being an author when I was still working in publishing - I was trying to negotiate being both. Sometimes the knowledge doesn’t translate between the two roles (Jennifer Gilmore Quotes) As writers, we don’t just need to write about poverty or war or the immigrant experience (Jennifer Gilmore Quotes) Publishing in a way doesn’t have a lot to do with writing, and writing doesn’t have a lot to do with publishing (Jennifer Gilmore Quotes) People might seem to have a perfectly fine life but inside, we don’t even know if they’ve suffered (Jennifer Gilmore Quotes) I feel like if writers used writing as therapy we’d have a ton of happy writers (Jennifer Gilmore Quotes) History releases me from my own experience and jogs my fictional imagination (Jennifer Gilmore Quotes) I want to say that, in general, when it works, open adoption is great (Jennifer Gilmore Quotes) I really don’t feel that writing is therapy (Jennifer Gilmore Quotes) The birth mother is placing the baby out of love. I still believe that. Well, the ones weve dealt with who were actually pregnant, anyway (Jennifer Gilmore Quotes) The world is a dysfunctional place in so many ways. It is unstable. So even though that chaos can be reflected in our own homes, I suppose we have to fight that by creating our own versions of safety, which can also turn into ignoring the state of the world (Jennifer Gilmore Quotes) The process of open adoption is not discussed in the way it should be. Everyone I know who has adopted domestically has at least one tragic story. It was important to me to be able to describe those situations (Jennifer Gilmore Quotes) My first two novels were set in the past, and that freed me up in a lot of ways; it allowed me to find my way into my story and my characters through research (Jennifer Gilmore Quotes) It would be a lie to say that people are coming to adoption with joy at all times. Hope, perhaps, but it would be disingenuous to say that every part coming to an adoption isn’t seriously grieving (Jennifer Gilmore Quotes) I wanted a baby of color, to be honest, because I wasn’t attached to the idea that I look like the biological mother. I liked the idea of the adoption being clear; it was and is not something I am interested in hiding (Jennifer Gilmore Quotes) I think that when the world feels safe and secure, we probably feel more that way in our personal lives. What goes on in the world affects us, unequivocally (Jennifer Gilmore Quotes) I think publishing’s strength is also its weakness. It’s got such a rich and celebrated history as an industry. For the most part, publishing people are incredibly creative, business is done based on the strength of relationships, and the product being peddled is books (Jennifer Gilmore Quotes) I know publishing now more as an author than with occasional peaks inside those elite offices than as an industry insider. It was difficult publishing a novel the first time around, while working behind the scenes, knowing all that has to happen to make a book a success and to still make the leap as an author (Jennifer Gilmore Quotes) I’m a morning person: if I don’t get up, put the coffee on and get to my desk by 8, the day has already lost a lot of its promise (Jennifer Gilmore Quotes) I will say, in open adoption, all these choices you make about race, about the amount of mental illness you can deal with, about special needs and physical maladies, you have to lay all this out there before you know anybody’s story (Jennifer Gilmore Quotes)