The truth is when I went to graduate school I would've said I was among the least talented of the students, I was certainly the least smart, or less educated. But I worked very hard.
Mary KarrI'm bred for farm work, and for such folk, the only A's you get come from effort. Strife and strain are all the world can offer, and they temper you into something unbreakable because Lord knows they'll try -- without let up -- to break you.
Mary KarrMotherโs particular devils had remained mysterious to me for decades. So had her past. Few born liars ever intentionally embark in truthโs direction, even those who believe that such a journey might axiomatically set them free.
Mary Karr