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Marc Cherry Quotes

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“Our lives are brief. That's why it's important to search for meaning. We find it in our daughter's smile, in the warmth of our friends, or the comfort of our faith. Then, there are those who make their lives meaningful by making a great sacrifice.”
— Mary Alice Young, Desperate Housewives, Season 7: Everything's Different, Nothing's Changed
Tagged: Life Is Short, Meaning, Comfort, Friends, Faith, Sacrifice
“There comes a moment when our lives change forever. The moment we admit our weaknesses, the moment we rise to a challenge, the moment we accept a sacrifice, or let a loved one go. And sometimes the change in our lives is an answer to our prayers.”
— Mary Alice Young, Desperate Housewives, Season 7: Everything's Different, Nothing's Changed
Tagged: Change, Weakness, Challenge, Sacrifice, Letting Go, Prayers
“No matter how secure we are, we all experience moments of dread. It may be just before we open our credit card bill or hand over a note to our teacher or step on the scale after a week away from the gym. Yes, we all experience moments of dread. And sometimes, we have no one to blame but ourselves.”
— Mary Alice Young, Desperate Housewives, Season 7: Then I Really Got Scared
Tagged: Security, dread, Credit Card
“No matter who we are, we all experience moments of dread. When we ask ourselves: Will anyone believe I'm innocent? Will my daughter be a child of divorce? Will this man break my heart? Are there things that go bump in the night? And sometimes, the answer is yes.”
— Marc Cherry, Brian Tanen, Desperate Housewives, Season 7: Then I Really Got Scared
Tagged: dread, Innocence, Child of Divorce, Heartbreak
“Yes, we may think we're all destined to play certain roles, but sometimes those roles can unexpectedly change: a nervous student may discover a hidden confidence; a long time wife may confront a harsh reality; a busy mother may find her attention needed elsewhere; and a woman who wanted to do a little bit of good may be finding herself playing a much bigger role than she intended.”
— Mary Alice Young, Desperate Housewives, Season 8: The Art of Making Art
Tagged: Roles, Change, Students, Reality
“There comes a time when we must expose our weaknesses. When our secrets can no longer remain private, when our solitude can no longer be denied, when our pain can no longer be ignored, but sometimes we feel so alone that a weakness we thought we'd overcome suddenly becomes too long to fight.”
— Mary Alice Young, Desperate Housewives, Season 8: Suspicion Song
Tagged: Weaknesses, Struggle, Fight
“Good friends are the ones who tell us the truth about ourselves...even when the truth might be something we're reluctant to admit—that we still have a great deal to learn, that we sometimes need to ask for help, that we maybe overlooking a golden opportunity. Yes, hearing the truth can often set us on a different path, but we never know where that path might take us or who might be watching.”
— Mary Alice Young, Desperate Housewives, Season 8: Who Can Say What's True?
Tagged: Friends, Truth, Opportunity, golden, Path
“Yes, love can bring out the best in us...the confidence to move on, the courage to tell the truth, the strength to keep hoping, but sometimes what surprises us the most isn't what love brings out but who it brings back.”
— Mary Alice Young, Desperate Housewives, Season 8: Is This What You Call Love?
Tagged: Love, Confidence, Courage, strength
“As much as death takes from us, it also gives. It teaches us what is truly important, like giving back after a lifetime of taking, going after something we should have never let go of, or looking on to what made us who we are.”
— Mary Alice Young, Desperate Housewives, Season 8: Women and Death
Tagged: Death, Life, Wisdom, Giving, Taking
“When we see an opportunity in life, we have to take it. Whether it's the hope of winning back the love of our life, a shot at proving our worth, or the chance to show a child the right path, but sometimes when we answer the call we have no idea what opportunity awaits us.”
— Mary Alice Young, Desperate Housewives, Season 8: Any Moment
Tagged: Opportunity, Love of your life, Chance
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