When I was contemplating medical school after graduating from Knox, several people suggested that nursing was a more suitable profession for women. My own mother discouraged me from becoming a doctor. But this is not why I became a nurse instead!
As an artist, I identify with Sandro Botticelli. We know him as the man who painted Primavera and The Birth Of Venus. The goddesses and ancient subje… - Mary Pope Osborne
As an artist, I identify with Sandro Botticelli. We know him as the man who painted Primavera and The Birth Of Venus. The goddesses and ancient subje…
- Mary Pope Osborne
remember a feeling of excitement, of sudden inspiration, when I was visiting Giovanni Boccaccio's home in the walled village of Certaldo, outside of … - Mary Pope Osborne
remember a feeling of excitement, of sudden inspiration, when I was visiting Giovanni Boccaccio's home in the walled village of Certaldo, outside of …
hough I was creative, I also liked math and science. At Knox College, I studied creative writing and earned a degree in chemistry, thinking I would a… - Mary Pope Osborne
hough I was creative, I also liked math and science. At Knox College, I studied creative writing and earned a degree in chemistry, thinking I would a…
I have to keep facing the darkness. If I stand tall and face the thing I fear, I have a chance to conquer it. If I just keep dodging and hiding it wi… - Mary Pope Osborne
I have to keep facing the darkness. If I stand tall and face the thing I fear, I have a chance to conquer it. If I just keep dodging and hiding it wi…
I think it might be nice if there was a Cosimo de' Medici around today, offering commissions to the poor, but talented artists. - Mary Pope Osborne
I think it might be nice if there was a Cosimo de' Medici around today, offering commissions to the poor, but talented artists.
Then everything was still. Absolutely still. - Mary Pope Osborne
Then everything was still. Absolutely still.
I love teaching. It's a job that lasts forever. Whatever you teach children today travels with them far into the future. - Mary Pope Osborne
I love teaching. It's a job that lasts forever. Whatever you teach children today travels with them far into the future.
I’m one of those very lucky people who absolutely love what they do for a living. There is no career better suited to my eccentricities, strengths, a… - Mary Pope Osborne
I’m one of those very lucky people who absolutely love what they do for a living. There is no career better suited to my eccentricities, strengths, a…
Artists have to believe in the merit of their own work and persevere whether they receive public recognition or not, but it's ever so nice when someo… - Mary Pope Osborne
Artists have to believe in the merit of their own work and persevere whether they receive public recognition or not, but it's ever so nice when someo…
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