"Adolescence is a modern construct and very American in so many ways."

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Source : "Coming to the Festival of Books: Tayari Jones". Los Angeles Times Interview, latimesblogs.latimes.com. April 25, 2011.

Tayari Jones

#Way Quotes #Modern Quotes #Adolescence Quotes

“Facebook: What's on your mind? ..Twitter: What's happening? Myspace: Where did everybody go?”
“An older child, one who possesses a conscience, will be troubled with self-reproaches and feelings of shame for his naughtiness, even if he is not discovered. But our two-year-olds and our three-year- olds experience guilt feelings only when they feel or anticipate disapproval from the outside. In doing this, they have taken the first steps toward the goal of conscience, but there is a long way ahead before the policeman outside becomes the policeman inside.”
“The fabric of North Carolina and what makes our state so special is our families and our common desire for a brighter future for our children. No matter what your family looks like, we all want the same thing for our families - happiness, health, prosperity, a bright future for our children and grandchildren.”

Source : "Sen. Hagan on marriage: 'It's time to move forward'" by Phil Reese, www.washingtonblade.com. March 27, 2013.
“Whatever you choose, do it fully-with passion and childlike enthusiasm.”
“So as the years draw on toward the Biblical limit, the inclination to look back, and to tell some sort of story of what one has seen, grows upon most of us.”
“I'm very interested in portraying homosexual man and woman in my films because I'm interested in their lives and their problems.”
“I try to steer away from high metaphysical belief because I think we humans do best when we realize that we don't know all that much.”
“I don't work with fear, and I don't work with actors that are fearful.”

Source : "Lee Daniels Makes It Personal". Interview with Drew Fortune, www.interviewmagazine.com. October 5, 2012.

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