Deirdre Morris Quotes

“Patriarchy doesn't get yet that 'hope' is a powerful force that drives creativity. Otherwise words like 'false' and 'hope' would never be forced into this unconscious coupling....Hope is not false. And never has been... Rather, hope is part of the often forgotten feminine contribution to the creative process.”

“I'm doing my best to be mindful about how I'm living: to be kind and patient, and not to impose a bad mood on somebody else. Being mindful is as good a way to be spiritual as anything else.”

“I think boarding school does give you an independence.”

“The notion that patience is a virtue is something you don't fully appreciate until you're a parent. You need endless patience with little ones.”

“Work hard, play hard, dream big, love loads, laugh as much as you can, and give back.”

“Rejection only made the attachment stronger. I realized that the impossibility of connection was a driving force behind his desire.”

“It is a kind of geisha containment, a shutteredness, a withdrawal and negation. It's as if she is capable of sensing when people are on the point of knowing who she is and she sends them a subliminal denial.”

“You're special, Deirdre, and don't ever think otherwise.”

“Was Deirdre right about me purposely wanting relationships that were impossible?”

“Gifted Deirdre cast the spell that enabled our souls to eventually be reunited. She couldn't bear for us to be apart, and neither could I.”