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Patti Davis Quotes

It used to be a lot easier to get a book deal Picture Quote #1

My father started growing very quiet as Alzheimer’s started claiming more of him. The early stages of Alzheimer’s are the hardest because that person is aware that they’re losing awareness. And I think that that’s why my father started growing more and more quiet. I think he felt, ‘I don’t want to say something wrong.’ That’s my sense of it Picture Quote #1

Life Lesson 3: You can’t rush grief. It has its own timetable. All you can do is make sure there are lots of soft places around - beds, pillows, arms, laps Picture Quote #1

It’s one thing to show your love for someone when everything is going fine and life is smooth. But when the ‘in sickness and in health’ part kicks in and sickness does enter your lives, you’re tested. Your resilience is tested Picture Quote #1

I often imagine what it would be like if my father were still here to mark his 100th birthday, if Alzheimer’s hadn’t clawed away years, possibilities, hopes. What would he think of all the commemorations and celebrations? Picture Quote #1

The most ethical way to deal with an unethical situation would be to simply say: ‘We did something wrong.’ But nobody in a family like mine would ever respond like this Picture Quote #1

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The house I grew up in had large plate-glass windows, which birds frequently crashed into headfirst. My father helped me assemble a bird hospital, consisting of a few shoe boxes, some old rags, and tiny dishes for water and food Picture Quote #1

I have a feeling of reverence about my father being in his 80s - a feeling that I want to whisper, take soft steps, not intrude too much. He’s like a stately old cathedral to me now Picture Quote #1

I grew up in this era where your parents’ friends were all called aunt and uncle. And then I had an aunt and an aunt. We saw them on holidays and other times. We never talked about it, but I just understood that they were a couple Picture Quote #1

I knew people were independently publishing, and I buy books on Amazon. I began seriously considering it when Amanda Hocking was in the news about her self-publishing success Picture Quote #1

Of course, people say maybe there are some self-published books out there that shouldn’t be out there. Well, it’s the same with conventional publishing Picture Quote #1

I would not call myself a veteran conspiracy theorist. Or an obsessed one. I pretty much peaked on the whole conspiracy theory thing in the 60s, with the grassy knoll, who really killed JFK, and who ordered the hit on Lee Harvey Oswald Picture Quote #1

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I think the earlier stages of Alzheimer’s are the hardest. Particularly because the person knows that they are losing awareness. They’re aware that they’re losing awareness, and you see them struggling Picture Quote #1

Commerce is abusive. It’s very hobbling to always be saying, ‘Please let me put this out, this thing I’ve worked on for years.’ It’s like a nasty parent saying, ‘No! Now go to your room.’ As publishing companies got bigger, you felt even less significant Picture Quote #1

To me, Ann Romney sounds like a better candidate than her husband. She put her MS into remission through horseback riding, alternative therapies, and a healthy diet. She knows how to pace herself. She has a sense of humor and an innate honesty, and her hair moves in the wind. Maybe she should run Picture Quote #1

My father started growing very quiet as Alzheimer’s started claiming more of him. The early stages of Alzheimer’s are the hardest because that person is aware that they’re losing awareness. And I think that that’s why my father started growing more and more quiet Picture Quote #1

Alzheimer’s disease locks all the doors and exits. There is no reprieve, no escape Picture Quote #1

September 11 either made me love this country or it made me realize how much I already did. I think it’s the latter. Seeing Fahrenheit 9/11 made me think deeply about love of country - how it molds us, drives and emboldens us and how it can sometimes make us so angry, we want to shout out to the world: ‘No, this is wrong.’ Picture Quote #1

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I can’t even consider the prospect of grandchildren because I don’t know if there will be anything left for them on Earth. That’s how serious the problem is. We can’t drink the water or breathe the air, and we’re all dying from some sort of cancer. How many generations can sustain that? It frightens me terribly Picture Quote #1

Callista Gingrich has, I suspect, given Newt’s advisers a giant headache. She’s a constant presence at her husband’s side - and a constant reminder of his acknowledged infidelity. Newt cheated on his second wife with Callista, a woman 23 years his junior Picture Quote #1

I don’t think it’s an accident who our parents are; I believe we choose them. So maybe I chose my parents in order to effect change Picture Quote #1

I don’t know why Alzheimer’s was allowed to steal so much of my father before releasing him into the arms of death. But I know that at his last moment, when he opened his eyes, eyes that had not opened for many, many days, and looked at my mother, he showed us that neither disease nor death can conquer love Picture Quote #1

I’m part of the tribe who have said goodbye to one parent and are feeling a sense of responsibility for the one who remains - in my case, my mother. How do I make her time smoother, happier? How do I try to ease her, a widow, away from the dark well of grief without dishonoring the necessity of that grief? Picture Quote #1

There is a version of Alzheimer’s which is early onset Alzheimer’s. And it’s - it’s horrible, because people do get it in their 50s and 60s. And it’s terrible Picture Quote #1

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Texas governor Rick Perry’s wife, Anita, has come out slugging in her glittering leopard-print jacket against what she sees as the unfair treatment of her husband. She tearfully said that he has been ‘brutalized’ for his faith Picture Quote #1

I’m very comfortable writing in the first person; it dives into the character in a way that’s difficult if you’re writing in the third person Picture Quote #1

The memories stayed with him for so long, and stayed vivid. And it didn’t matter to me that he’d already repeated that before. I could hear it forever Picture Quote #1

Even if the Bush Administration had flung open the gates to stem-cell research years ago, we would not be at the point of offering treatment today. Christopher Reeve would still have been taken from us. But we would be closer Picture Quote #1

Christopher Reeve understood that everything begins with hope. His vision of walking again, his belief that he would be able to in his lifetime, towered over his broken body Picture Quote #1

America had taken my father from me. And over most of the years of his illness, I gradually started feeling this support system from this country who-people grieving along with us Picture Quote #1

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It used to be a lot easier to get a book deal (Patti Davis Quotes) My father started growing very quiet as Alzheimer’s started claiming more of him. The early stages of Alzheimer’s are the hardest because that person is aware that they’re losing awareness. And I think that that’s why my father started growing more and more quiet. I think he felt, ‘I don’t want to say something wrong.’ That’s my sense of it. (Patti Davis Quotes) Life Lesson 3: You can’t rush grief. It has its own timetable. All you can do is make sure there are lots of soft places around - beds, pillows, arms, laps (Patti Davis Quotes) It’s one thing to show your love for someone when everything is going fine and life is smooth. But when the ‘in sickness and in health’ part kicks in and sickness does enter your lives, you’re tested. Your resilience is tested (Patti Davis Quotes) I often imagine what it would be like if my father were still here to mark his 100th birthday, if Alzheimer’s hadn’t clawed away years, possibilities, hopes. What would he think of all the commemorations and celebrations? (Patti Davis Quotes) The most ethical way to deal with an unethical situation would be to simply say: ‘We did something wrong.’ But nobody in a family like mine would ever respond like this (Patti Davis Quotes) The house I grew up in had large plate-glass windows, which birds frequently crashed into headfirst. My father helped me assemble a bird hospital, consisting of a few shoe boxes, some old rags, and tiny dishes for water and food (Patti Davis Quotes) I have a feeling of reverence about my father being in his 80s - a feeling that I want to whisper, take soft steps, not intrude too much. He’s like a stately old cathedral to me now (Patti Davis Quotes) I grew up in this era where your parents’ friends were all called aunt and uncle. And then I had an aunt and an aunt. We saw them on holidays and other times. We never talked about it, but I just understood that they were a couple (Patti Davis Quotes) I knew people were independently publishing, and I buy books on Amazon. I began seriously considering it when Amanda Hocking was in the news about her self-publishing success (Patti Davis Quotes) Of course, people say maybe there are some self-published books out there that shouldn’t be out there. Well, it’s the same with conventional publishing (Patti Davis Quotes) I would not call myself a veteran conspiracy theorist. Or an obsessed one. I pretty much peaked on the whole conspiracy theory thing in the 60s, with the grassy knoll, who really killed JFK, and who ordered the hit on Lee Harvey Oswald (Patti Davis Quotes) I think the earlier stages of Alzheimer’s are the hardest. Particularly because the person knows that they are losing awareness. They’re aware that they’re losing awareness, and you see them struggling (Patti Davis Quotes) Commerce is abusive. It’s very hobbling to always be saying, ‘Please let me put this out, this thing I’ve worked on for years.’ It’s like a nasty parent saying, ‘No! Now go to your room.’ As publishing companies got bigger, you felt even less significant (Patti Davis Quotes) To me, Ann Romney sounds like a better candidate than her husband. She put her MS into remission through horseback riding, alternative therapies, and a healthy diet. She knows how to pace herself. She has a sense of humor and an innate honesty, and her hair moves in the wind. Maybe she should run. (Patti Davis Quotes) My father started growing very quiet as Alzheimer’s started claiming more of him. The early stages of Alzheimer’s are the hardest because that person is aware that they’re losing awareness. And I think that that’s why my father started growing more and more quiet (Patti Davis Quotes) Alzheimer’s disease locks all the doors and exits. There is no reprieve, no escape. (Patti Davis Quotes) September 11 either made me love this country or it made me realize how much I already did. I think it’s the latter. Seeing Fahrenheit 9/11 made me think deeply about love of country - how it molds us, drives and emboldens us and how it can sometimes make us so angry, we want to shout out to the world: ‘No, this is wrong.’ (Patti Davis Quotes) I can’t even consider the prospect of grandchildren because I don’t know if there will be anything left for them on Earth. That’s how serious the problem is. We can’t drink the water or breathe the air, and we’re all dying from some sort of cancer. How many generations can sustain that? It frightens me terribly. (Patti Davis Quotes) Callista Gingrich has, I suspect, given Newt’s advisers a giant headache. She’s a constant presence at her husband’s side - and a constant reminder of his acknowledged infidelity. Newt cheated on his second wife with Callista, a woman 23 years his junior. (Patti Davis Quotes) I don’t think it’s an accident who our parents are; I believe we choose them. So maybe I chose my parents in order to effect change. (Patti Davis Quotes) I don’t know why Alzheimer’s was allowed to steal so much of my father before releasing him into the arms of death. But I know that at his last moment, when he opened his eyes, eyes that had not opened for many, many days, and looked at my mother, he showed us that neither disease nor death can conquer love. (Patti Davis Quotes) I’m part of the tribe who have said goodbye to one parent and are feeling a sense of responsibility for the one who remains - in my case, my mother. How do I make her time smoother, happier? How do I try to ease her, a widow, away from the dark well of grief without dishonoring the necessity of that grief? (Patti Davis Quotes) There is a version of Alzheimer’s which is early onset Alzheimer’s. And it’s - it’s horrible, because people do get it in their 50s and 60s. And it’s terrible. (Patti Davis Quotes) Texas governor Rick Perry’s wife, Anita, has come out slugging in her glittering leopard-print jacket against what she sees as the unfair treatment of her husband. She tearfully said that he has been ‘brutalized’ for his faith. (Patti Davis Quotes) I’m very comfortable writing in the first person; it dives into the character in a way that’s difficult if you’re writing in the third person. (Patti Davis Quotes) The memories stayed with him for so long, and stayed vivid. And it didn’t matter to me that he’d already repeated that before. I could hear it forever. (Patti Davis Quotes) Even if the Bush Administration had flung open the gates to stem-cell research years ago, we would not be at the point of offering treatment today. Christopher Reeve would still have been taken from us. But we would be closer (Patti Davis Quotes) Christopher Reeve understood that everything begins with hope. His vision of walking again, his belief that he would be able to in his lifetime, towered over his broken body (Patti Davis Quotes) America had taken my father from me. And over most of the years of his illness, I gradually started feeling this support system from this country who-people grieving along with us (Patti Davis Quotes)

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