Patti Davis Quotations

I think the earlier stages of Alzheimer's are the hardest. Particularly because the person knows that they are losing awareness. They're aware that they're losing awareness, and you see them struggling.

When I was a child, our summer days were spent swimming; chlorine in my hair was like perfume to me.

I think we can work through a lot of political and international problems, but what really frightens me is what's happening environmentally.

I'm not the angry, rebellious child that I was. You can remain a child for a long time. I certainly did. I was a slow learner.

I don't think it's an accident who our parents are; I believe we choose them. So maybe I chose my parents in order to effect change.

There is a point in the grieving process when you can run away from memories or walk straight toward them.

I think that nothing teaches you more about life than death and dying.

The house I grew up in had large plate-glass windows, which birds frequently crashed into headfirst. My father helped me assemble a bird hospital, consisting of a few shoe boxes, some old rags, and tiny dishes for water and food.

And as far as false hope, there is no such thing. There is only hope or the absence of hope - nothing else.

I'm very comfortable writing in the first person; it dives into the character in a way that's difficult if you're writing in the third person.