Anne Morrow Lindbergh Quotes & Sayings
40 most famous Anne Morrow Lindbergh quotes and sayings. These are the first 10 quotes we have for her. She was an American writer who passed away on 7 February, 2001.
“The sea does not reward those who are too anxious, too greedy, or too impatient. One should lie empty, open, choiceless as a beach - waiting for a gift from the sea.”
“The only real security is not in owning or possessing, not in demanding or expecting, not in hoping, even. Security in a relationship lies neither in looking back to what it was, nor forward to what it might be, but living in the present and accepting it as it is now.”
“For happiness one needs security, but joy can spring like a flower even from the cliffs of despair.”
“Grief can't be shared. Everyone carries it alone. His own burden in his own way.”
“Good communication is just as stimulating as black coffee, and just as hard to sleep after.”
“One cannot collect all the beautiful shells on the beach. One can collect only a few, and they are more beautiful if they are few.”
“I feel we are all islands - in a common sea.”
“When the wedding march sounds the resolute approach, the clock no longer ticks, it tolls the hour. The figures in the aisle are no longer individuals, they symbolize the human race.”
“The bearing, rearing, feeding and educating of children; the running of a house with its thousand details; human relationships with their myriad pulls - women's normal occupations in general run counter to creative life, or contemplative life, or saintly life.”
“Arranging a bowl of flowers in the morning can give a sense of quiet in a crowded day - like writing a poem or saying a prayer.”
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