Quote

You cannot beat the clock. My advice is to grab your moments of grace and enjoy them while they last.

Amy Dickinson

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Amy Dickinson
Age: 65
Born: 1959
Born: November 6
Columnist
Freeville
New York
Lasts
Last
Enjoy
Grab
Moments
Clock
Cannot
Beat
Women
Beats
Advice
Grace

More quotes by Amy Dickinson

Image
Friends tell the truth to one another. Friends don't slam the door to correction or reflection when it is offered with affection.
Amy Dickinson
Image
If you feel guilty about not playing nice, then you could easily alleviate your guilt by playing nice.
Amy Dickinson
Image
A threat is a promise followed by a consequence.
Amy Dickinson
Image
Sometimes the way through someone's tough outer shell is to do something obvious, thoughtful and sweet.
Amy Dickinson
Image
One downside of being an optimist is that optimistic people tend to forget yesterday's trauma in the belief that everything will turn out well. This can keep people in bad relationships because they genuinely believe that things will always improve.
Amy Dickinson
Image
The fullness of life is incubated in its messy places.
Amy Dickinson
Image
In the name of friendship you should make sure your door is always open to listen. Don't feel you need to provide unsolicited possible solutions, answers or even ideas. Listening without judgment and offering assistance when asked should be enough. That's friendship's high calling.
Amy Dickinson
Image
Groveling for connection from someone who compares you to Hitler is not good for a person's self-esteem.
Amy Dickinson
Image
You cannot tie your fiance to the railroad track of self-reflection and personal improvement.
Amy Dickinson
Image
When someone repeatedly insists that something isn't true, it increases the likelihood that it is.
Amy Dickinson
Image
There is true freedom in letting go.
Amy Dickinson
Image
You should not propose marriage until you have resolved your feelings about your ex.
Amy Dickinson
Image
Individuals who are uncomfortable with themselves sometimes emit vibes that make others uncomfortable.
Amy Dickinson
Image
Healthy boundaries are important, but you may be building a brick wall when a picket fence would do.
Amy Dickinson
Image
Marriage is an intimate relationship between two people. It is a bad idea to involve a third party.
Amy Dickinson
Image
If you've got a good book with you, you're never bored (or alone).
Amy Dickinson
Image
You must give and receive love only when doing so doesn't hurt others. That's the ethical path, and you should gain strength from walking it.
Amy Dickinson
Image
The ability to break a loved one's heart is the essential contradiction in human relationships.
Amy Dickinson
Image
Don't be stupid! is excellent advice.
Amy Dickinson
Image
One person gets to decide if something is a problem in a relationship.
Amy Dickinson