One should never be sexually involved with anyone one genuinely cares for. A sexual relationship guarantees a loss. Mary Gordon Read Quote
My father’s politics and ideas were, to me, unforgivable. He was a Jewish convert who became very anti-Semitic, and I didn’t find the anti-Semitism forgivable. Mary Gordon Read Quote
I believe that if your primary motivation in life is to be moral, you don’t become an artist. Mary Gordon Read Quote
Catholic writer’ seems like you have an agenda of evangelization, as if you were somehow influenced in your choice of perspective by dogma or canon law. That has nothing to do with me. I don’t have a lot in common with other ‘Catholic’ writers. Mary Gordon Read Quote
I think coldness is chic among writers, and particularly ironic coldness. What is absolutely not allowable is sadness. People will do anything rather than to acknowledge that they are sad. Mary Gordon Read Quote
Everything that turned out well for me seems like a fluke. I feel like, at any moment, I could lose everything and be working at Dunkin’ Donuts. Mary Gordon Read Quote
I would trade any writerly success if it would mean my children would be happy. Mary Gordon Read Quote
I love dancing; I adore salsa dancing and wish I could be in a Broadway chorus. Mary Gordon Read Quote
My weakness is ‘American Idol.’ My husband thinks it’s ridiculous. But I am so inspired by those young people who are singing their guts out. Mary Gordon Read Quote
