Quotes by Anne Morrow Lindbergh
“The sea does not reward those who are too anxious, too greedy, or too impatient. One should lie open, empty, choiceless as a beach—waiting for a gift from the sea.”— Anne Morrow Lindbergh
“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 was in nostalgia, nor forward to what might be in dread or anticipation, but living in the present relationship and accepting it as it is now.”— Anne Morrow Lindbergh
“Good communication is as stimulating as black coffee, and just as hard to sleep after.”— Anne Morrow Lindbergh
“I do not believe that sheer suffering teaches. If suffering alone taught, all the world would be wise, since everyone suffers. To suffering must be added mourning, understanding, patience, love, openness, and the willingness to remain vulnerable.”— Anne Morrow Lindbergh
“Perhaps the most important thing we can undertake toward the reduction of fear is to make it easier for people to accept themselves.”— Anne Morrow Lindbergh
“Only in growth, reform, and change, paradoxically enough, is true security to be found.”— Anne Morrow Lindbergh
“For it is not physical solitude that actually separates one from other men, not physical isolation, but spiritual isolation.”— Anne Morrow Lindbergh
“Don't wish me happiness. I don't expect to be happy... Wish me courage and strength and a sense of humor. I will need them all.”— Anne Morrow Lindbergh
“I must write it all out, at any cost. Writing is thinking. It is more than living, for it is being conscious of living.”— Anne Morrow Lindbergh
“When you love someone, you do not love them all the time, in exactly the same way, from moment to moment. It is an impossibility. It is even a lie to pretend to.”— Anne Morrow Lindbergh
“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.”— Anne Morrow Lindbergh
“By and large, mothers and housewives are the only workers who do not have regular time off. They are the great vacationless class.”— Anne Morrow Lindbergh