1 Sometimes you have to scorch everything to start over. -Mia
Sometimes, to begin again you need to end everything from your past. Unless you move on from your past, you cannot welcome the future.
2 If you don’t show up for yourself, who will? -Mia
Only you are responsible for yourself. There isn’t anyone else who will stand up for you and do the things that you have to. Only you can do that.
3 The thing about portraits – you need to show people how they want to be seen, I prefer to show people as they really are. -Mia
Art is meant to reflect the truth. But most people are afraid of the truth. They refuse to see it for what it really is. People want the reality that they are comfortable with.
4 You’re my mother, You’re always my mother, No matter what. -Pearl
Families never change, regardless of what you do. They’ll always remain your family no matter how tough it gets. That’s what families do, they stand up for you and support you through everything.
5 There’s no pain like the loss of a child. -Mia
Our children are our most precious treasures. Once you raise a child, everything else just blurs out and there’s nothing else that matters more than them. And there’s nothing else more painful than the loss of a child whom you so preciously cared for.
6 She didn’t come from my body, and I’m sad about that, But that doesn’t make me any less of a mother. -Linda
It’s not the bonds of blood that really make you a family; it’s love. It doesn’t matter if the same blood flows in your veins or not, what matters is you live like a family more than anything else.
7 No mother would want to be judged by the choice she made in her hardest, most desperate moment. -Mia
In our most weakest moments, we make decisions that we will most definitely regret in the future. The choices we make in our desperate times are not our smartest ones. But you cannot let that define you.
8 I think hard work and sacrifice is a hardship as well. -Elena
Hard work and sacrifice is a struggle in itself. But once you make it through these, you’ll be a changed person altogether. It’s the hardships in life that make you capable and strong.
9 I called you because I needed a friend, not someone to take advantage of me in a hard moment. -Elena
The people we rely on in our hardest moments are our true friends. There’ll always be people who try to take advantage of you when you are most vulnerable. It’s these people you have to be careful with.
10 How can we see ourselves when we’re afraid to look at who we really are? -Mia
Unless we are ready to introspect we’ll never really be able to know who we are. You first need to have the courage to look within yourself if you want to accept yourself.
11 I just wonder if you ever look back at your life and have regrets, Because I do. I have some regrets. -Elena
At some point or other, we all regret our past. When we look back at it, most of us wish we did things differently. But the past cannot be changed. The only thing you need to keep your eyes on is the future.
11 Best Quotes Straight From Little Fires Everywhere’s Shaker Heights
1. Sometimes you have to scorch everything to start over. -Mia
2. If you don’t show up for yourself, who will? -Mia
3. The thing about portraits – you need to show people how they want to be seen, I prefer to show people as they really are. -Mia
4. You’re my mother, You’re always my mother, No matter what. -Pearl
5. There’s no pain like the loss of a child. -Mia
6. She didn’t come from my body, and I’m sad about that, But that doesn’t make me any less of a mother. -Linda
7. No mother would want to be judged by the choice she made in her hardest, most desperate moment. -Mia
8. I think hard work and sacrifice is a hardship as well. -Elena
9. I called you because I needed a friend, not someone to take advantage of me in a hard moment. -Elena
10. How can we see ourselves when we’re afraid to look at who we really are? -Mia
11. I just wonder if you ever look back at your life and have regrets, Because I do. I have some regrets. -Elena
