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Laurie Graham Quotes

People invade your space and offend your sensibilities because, to be plain, they couldn’t care less about you Picture Quote #1

I’m thankful my parents obliged me to live with the unvarnished truth: I might not have been a looker, but I was a better speller than the prettiest girl in my class, and I was funnier, too Picture Quote #1

In the Seventies, my children played in the street, read politically incorrect stories, ate home-cooked food and occasional junk and, yes, were sometimes smacked Picture Quote #1

I love working fictional characters into a piece of history. It plays to my strengths, which are characterization and dialogue, and assists me in my admitted weakness, plot Picture Quote #1

I’ve always jealously guarded my feminine mystique. I’ve been married twice, and neither of my husbands has ever seen me put my face on Picture Quote #1

My parents never told me I was beautiful, and for one very good reason. I wasn’t. When your child is a tubby, bespectacled little oddity, as I was, it’s important not to give them false expectations Picture Quote #1

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I’ve been lucky enough to travel widely. When you’re based in Europe, it’s very easy to go to Madrid or Budapest for the weekend. I also lived in Italy for ten years and now live in Ireland Picture Quote #1

There is something very easy about women’s friendships that you don’t see as often with men. We all know examples of this, when women will just call each other up or drop a line, not with anything specific to say Picture Quote #1

Sundown is often the worst time of day for people with dementia. They can become restless and difficult Picture Quote #1

The word ‘carer’ makes me think of someone with a nylon overall and a long list of ‘clients’ to wash before she finishes her shift. A companion was something unique. A kind of live-in friend Picture Quote #1

I’m married to an American, so I guess that has changed my perspective on the subjects I can write about Picture Quote #1

I know my parents loved me - they certainly did everything they could for me - but displays of affection were kept on a distinctly low flame Picture Quote #1

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When my children were young, one of the treats promised by their grandparents was a ride in Grandad’s car Picture Quote #1

Dementia is quite unlike cancer or heart disease or any of those other conditions where you bargain with God for a cure or even just a bit more time Picture Quote #1

Caring burns a lot of fuel - psychological and physical, too, if any lifting is involved. The energy tank is soon emptied, and the toll caring takes is well documented. It’s called carer burn-out Picture Quote #1

Characters develop as the book progresses, but any that start to bore me end up in the wastepaper basket. In real life, we may have to put up with tedious people, but not in novels Picture Quote #1

Being eye candy always was a short-term career, and here’s the reason. The world finds young women more attractive than old women because youthfulness signals fertility Picture Quote #1

I was fascinated by the culture clash between England and America in the 1950s. My first memories are of being a girl in those post-war years when things were really pretty grim. It wasn’t like that in America, which was real boom time Picture Quote #1

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The thing about praising beauty is that good looks are an unforgiving task- master, a Forth Bridge of a maintenance job. The passing years present their accounts. Younger models become available Picture Quote #1

My husband is leaving me. No dramas, no slammed doors - well, OK, a few slammed doors - and no suitcase in the hall, but there is another woman involved. Her name is Dementia Picture Quote #1

I have but one rule at my table. You may leave your cabbage, but you’ll sit still and behave until I’ve eaten mine Picture Quote #1

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People invade your space and offend your sensibilities because, to be plain, they couldn’t care less about you. (Laurie Graham Quotes) I’m thankful my parents obliged me to live with the unvarnished truth: I might not have been a looker, but I was a better speller than the prettiest girl in my class, and I was funnier, too. (Laurie Graham Quotes) In the Seventies, my children played in the street, read politically incorrect stories, ate home-cooked food and occasional junk and, yes, were sometimes smacked. (Laurie Graham Quotes) I love working fictional characters into a piece of history. It plays to my strengths, which are characterization and dialogue, and assists me in my admitted weakness, plot. (Laurie Graham Quotes) I’ve always jealously guarded my feminine mystique. I’ve been married twice, and neither of my husbands has ever seen me put my face on. (Laurie Graham Quotes) My parents never told me I was beautiful, and for one very good reason. I wasn’t. When your child is a tubby, bespectacled little oddity, as I was, it’s important not to give them false expectations. (Laurie Graham Quotes) I’ve been lucky enough to travel widely. When you’re based in Europe, it’s very easy to go to Madrid or Budapest for the weekend. I also lived in Italy for ten years and now live in Ireland. (Laurie Graham Quotes) There is something very easy about women’s friendships that you don’t see as often with men. We all know examples of this, when women will just call each other up or drop a line, not with anything specific to say. (Laurie Graham Quotes) Sundown is often the worst time of day for people with dementia. They can become restless and difficult. (Laurie Graham Quotes) The word ‘carer’ makes me think of someone with a nylon overall and a long list of ‘clients’ to wash before she finishes her shift. A companion was something unique. A kind of live-in friend. (Laurie Graham Quotes) I’m married to an American, so I guess that has changed my perspective on the subjects I can write about. (Laurie Graham Quotes) I know my parents loved me - they certainly did everything they could for me - but displays of affection were kept on a distinctly low flame (Laurie Graham Quotes) When my children were young, one of the treats promised by their grandparents was a ride in Grandad’s car. (Laurie Graham Quotes) Dementia is quite unlike cancer or heart disease or any of those other conditions where you bargain with God for a cure or even just a bit more time. (Laurie Graham Quotes) Caring burns a lot of fuel - psychological and physical, too, if any lifting is involved. The energy tank is soon emptied, and the toll caring takes is well documented. It’s called carer burn-out. (Laurie Graham Quotes) Characters develop as the book progresses, but any that start to bore me end up in the wastepaper basket. In real life, we may have to put up with tedious people, but not in novels. (Laurie Graham Quotes) Being eye candy always was a short-term career, and here’s the reason. The world finds young women more attractive than old women because youthfulness signals fertility. (Laurie Graham Quotes) I was fascinated by the culture clash between England and America in the 1950s. My first memories are of being a girl in those post-war years when things were really pretty grim. It wasn’t like that in America, which was real boom time. (Laurie Graham Quotes) The thing about praising beauty is that good looks are an unforgiving task- master, a Forth Bridge of a maintenance job. The passing years present their accounts. Younger models become available. (Laurie Graham Quotes) My husband is leaving me. No dramas, no slammed doors - well, OK, a few slammed doors - and no suitcase in the hall, but there is another woman involved. Her name is Dementia. (Laurie Graham Quotes) I have but one rule at my table. You may leave your cabbage, but you’ll sit still and behave until I’ve eaten mine (Laurie Graham Quotes)