Lisa Alther
Lisa Alther
Lisa Altheris an American author and novelist. Her first name is pronounced as if it were spelled Liza...
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth23 July 1944
Lisa Alther quotes about
attitude attitudes bear bring degree directly happen intelligence number reflected
I happen to feel that the degree of a person's intelligence is directly reflected by the number of conflicting attitudes she can bring to bear on the same topic.
mothers-day mom jobs
Any mother could perform the jobs of several air-traffic controllers with ease.
vegetables adults dessert
The only obvious advantage to being an adult is that you can eat your dessert without haying sampled the vegetables.
successful rolling drink
successful parenting was like log rolling, and she'd often landed in the drink.
france outrun
The French would eat anything that couldn't outrun them.
emotional energy deals
The human organism has only so much energy at its disposal. If you divert a great deal of it into any one channel, you can expect the others to collapse or atrophy. If you squander your vital energies on your emotional life, as you have been doing, plan to be physically and mentally bankrupt, as it were.
essence snakes trying
A snake will always be a snake, even if you put a chain around its neck and try to make it walk upright.
romantic-love requirements dodge
The requirements of romantic love are difficult to satisfy in the back seat of a Dodge Dart.
attachment people dying
Dying was apparently a weaning process; all the attachments to familiar people and objects have to be undone.