Barbara Delinsky Quotes

Choices are easy when you have nothing to lose.

Rain didn't make things messy. People did that all on their own.

What she did have, after raising two children, was the equivalent of a PhD in mothering and my undying respect.

I can't spend the rest of my life competing for your attention and coming in last.

If you want to disappear, Emily, you can do it most anywhere.

You kids were all in college, and I suddenly saw that I was stuck alone with a man who, all those years later, was still wanting me to be someone I wasn't.

I had nothing to fear from my father. Except his disappointment. Which was no small thing.

Wolves go after a wounded deer, it is the nature of the beast.

Aim high, hit high.

The important part of growing older was the growing part. Resisting change meant forever standing still, which was a sad way to live.

So where does that leave me? I like hosting the show....It’s become my identity. If that’s gone, where am I?

Every man wants love, if he can get past the fear of exposure.

Home development is about wishful thinking. It's about capturing a dream.

Tombstones don´t list jobs, they list relationships-mother, wife, daughter.

It feels like forever, like he's lived through the same things as me, like our lives ran parallel for years until last week, when they finally intersected and fused.

The question was whether James would love me if I was someone else.

Especially at a time when one's life was new, roots helped.

Some women are born with an instinct for knowing how things work—and what to do when they break.

Confrontation is what happens when you are less than honest and you get caught.

Being friends is different from being lovers. It’s a sea change.

When the truth emerges, it can’t be ignored. Nor will it wait.

So, is it harder to dream about what you don´t have than to live in fear of losing what you do?

I had nothing to fear from my father.Except his disappointment.Which was no small thing.