The World Motivation
No one expects the doormat to stand upright, shake itself off, and amble down the street to seek its own happiness.
“No one expects the doormat to stand upright, shake itself off, and amble down the street to seek its own happiness.”
— Lynn Coady · Doormat
No one expects the doormat to stand upright, shake itself off, and amble down the street to seek its own happiness.
Ever since 'Strange Heaven,' I haven't really reread my old work. Not so much because I don't like the writer I was, or because I find flaws in the writing, but more because I get so burnt out on a novel once I've finished writing, revising, editing and copy editing it that I genuinely never want to look at it again after it's gone to press.
I know what the Giller nominee effect is, but we'll see what the next level is.
Let's not confuse traditional behaviours with good manners. The definition of etiquette is gender neutral - it simply means we strive at all times to ensure a person in our company feels at ease.
Don Rickles and I are best friends. I know that might seem strange to those who know Don only by reputation, but somebody has to be his friend. Just to make sure I don't forget, Don gave me a doormat that sits just outside the front door of my house. It reads: 'The Newharts: The Rickleses Best Friends.'
As women, we need to remember: don't be a doormat!
You can't always be the jokester and the doormat.
I'm a bit of a tomboy, but when it comes to love I am a doormat.
I'm not going to sit there and be a doormat, you know what I mean?
Guys know how to read each other's signals. They know how to telegraph love for one another without throwing their arms around one another.