How many days was I like that? Pretending to listen, but not hearing a word? Pretending to care when I hated it all? Pretending to live when I was dying inside?
—Lisa Schroeder in Chasing Brooklyn
—Lisa Schroeder in Chasing Brooklyn
Lisa Schroeder is an American chef, restaurateur, and owner of Mother's Bistro in Portland, Oregon. Previously, she opened and owned the Italian restaurant Mama Mia Trattoria.During Portland's George Floyd protests, Schroeder commissioned artist Xochilt Ruvalcaba to paint murals on the boards on Mother's Bistro as part of the Black Lives...
He sparked a fire inside of me, making me want to live again.
—Lisa Schroeder in Far from You
It's no use going back to yesterday, because I was a different person then.
—Lisa Schroeder in Far from You
Funny how time goes on, things change, and yet, some things stay exactly the same.
—Lisa Schroeder in Far from You
Those were the days when dreams were sweet and life was sweeter still.
—Lisa Schroeder in Chasing Brooklyn