Celine Kiernan Quotes

“(on teaching writing) So many writers come to class with one question dominant in their mind, 'How do I make a living from this?' It's a fair enough question and one I always try to answer well - but it saddens me that it so often overshadows the more relevant questions of 'why am I writing' and 'what am I saying' and 'how do I keep it honest.”

“(on teaching writing) So many writers come to class with one question dominant in their mind, 'How do I make a living from this?' It's a fair enough question and one I always try to answer well - but it saddens me that it so often overshadows the more relevant questions of 'why am I writing' and 'what am I saying' and 'how do I keep it honest.”

“There were things I'd never do again, but then, they'd always seemed right.”

“The hardest thing to find in life is balance - especially, the more success you have, the more you look to the other side of the gate.”

“The hardest thing to find in life is balance - especially the more success you have, the more you look to the other side of the gate. What do I need to stay grounded, in touch, in love, connected, emotionally balanced? Look within yourself.”

“I want to be more successful as a mother than I am in show business.”

“I was not a good-lookin' girl. I was extremely skinny. I wasn't pretty. I wasn't cool.”

“My kids give me the balance to live right.”

“It's really all about family, love and the children for me. I work at that every day.”

“I don't listen to my own music at home.”

“I've never been cool - and I don't care.”