Emma M. > Emma's Quotes

“I consider myself to be a good person. That sounds arrogant, of course, if not self-important or superior. But I don’t mean it like that. I’m a person with an abundance of failings, a person who has made innumerable mistakes and errors. I am acutely aware of this, and the first to admit it. What I mean is that I always act with good intentions, out of love and care. I have always wanted to do the right thing.”
― M.T. Edvardsson, A Nearly Normal Family

“Maybe sometimes all it takes to believe you’re in love is being appreciated and valued. Being seen for who you are, admired for your existence rather than your actions.”
― M.T. Edvardsson, A Nearly Normal Family

“Experience tells me that when you dislike someone on such vague grounds, the problem often rests with you.”
― M.T. Edvardsson, A Nearly Normal Family

“Death is seldom so tangible as when you can see how alive a person once was.”
― M.T. Edvardsson, A Nearly Normal Family

“It takes a long time to build a life, but only an instant for it to crumble. It takes many years—decades, maybe a lifetime—to become the person you truly are. The path is almost always circuitous, and I think there’s a reason for that, for life to be built around trial and error. We are shaped and created by our trials.”
― M.T. Edvardsson, A Nearly Normal Family

“I like to say I’m a believer, not a knower. If you start to believe you know, be wary. I think of life as a state of constant learning.”
― M.T. Edvardsson, A Nearly Normal Family

“No failure in the world is comparable to being an inadequate parent.”
― M.T. Edvardsson, A Nearly Normal Family