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Mary Schmich quotes

American Journalist November 29, 1953

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I couldn't have foreseen all the good things that have followed my mother's death. The renewed energy, the surprising sweetness of grief. The tenderness I feel for strangers on walkers. The deeper love I have for my siblings and friends. The desire to play the mandolin. The gift of a visitation. Mary Schmich
Don't worry about the future. Or worry, but know that worrying is as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubble gum. The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that never crossed your worried mind, the kind that blindside you at 4 p. m. on some idle Tuesday. Mary Schmich
Mary Schmich quote: "You can map your life through your favorite movies, and no two..."
You can map your life through your favorite movies, and no two people's maps will be the same. Mary Schmich
Here's a thing about the death of your mother, or anyone else you love: You can't anticipate how you'll feel afterward. People will tell you; a few may be close to right, none exactly right. Mary Schmich
Chicago is constantly auditioning for the world, determined that one day, on the streets of Barcelona, in Berlin's cabarets, in the coffee shops of Istanbul, people will know and love us in our multidimensional glory, dream of us the way they dream of San Francisco and New York. Mary Schmich
Mary Schmich quote: "The movies we love and admire are to some extent a function of..."
The movies we love and admire are to some extent a function of who we are when we see them. Mary Schmich
Mary Schmich quote: "You can figure out who you were by which movies you loved when."
You can figure out who you were by which movies you loved when. Mary Schmich
Mary Schmich quote: "Families are ecosystems. Each life grows in response to the..."
Families are ecosystems. Each life grows in response to the lives around it Mary Schmich
Mary Schmich quote: "Don't waste time on jealousy. Sometimes you're ahead,..."
Don't waste time on jealousy. Sometimes you're ahead, sometimes you're behind. Mary Schmich
Understand that friends come and go, but with a precious few you should hold on. The older you get, the more you need the people who knew you when you were young. Mary Schmich
Mary Schmich quote: "Linda Tripp has shown that a true friend is an archivist, a..."
Linda Tripp has shown that a true friend is an archivist, a biographer. Mary Schmich
Don't expect anyone else to support you. Maybe you'll have a trust fund. Maybe you'll have a wealthy spouse. But you never know when either of them might run out. Mary Schmich
Mary Schmich quote: "TV happens. And once it's happened, it's gone. When it's gone,..."
TV happens. And once it's happened, it's gone. When it's gone, you move on, no tears, no tantrums, no videotape. Mary Schmich
Mary Schmich quote: "Good art is art that allows you to enter it from a variety of..."
Good art is art that allows you to enter it from a variety of angles and to emerge with a variety of views. Mary Schmich
Opening day. All you have to do is say the words and you feel the shutters thrown wide, the room air out, the light pour in. In baseball, no other day is so pure with possibility. No scores yet, no losses, no blame or disappointment. No hangover, at least until the game's over. Mary Schmich

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