"Each time I write, each time the authentic words break through, I am changed. The older order that I was collapses and dies. I lose control. I do not know exactly what words will appear on the page. I follow language. I follow the sound of the words, and I am surprised and transformed by what I record."

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Source : Susan Griffin (1983). “Made from this earth: an anthology of writings”, HarperCollins Publishers

Susan Griffin

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“Moreover, photography has made it possible to fix these images and now provides us with a permanent record of each observed spectrum, which can be measured out at any time.”
“I like the fact that Melbourne always seems to support their chefs and promote them in ways I find really admirable.”
“The way to my heart is through Belgian milk chocolate.”
“I was a rebel and I wanted to do something that nobody else did, and nobody else played the cello. Also, I was also a small kid and I liked the fact that it was big.”
“We should enjoy and make the most of life”
“There was a period of time in America where the advertising world actually went to the housewives of America and had them write jingles that would appeal to them. It was actually brilliant marketing.”
“To wake up in England and have the newspaper on your front door with a headline that says, 'Ozzie's Beach Whale of a Daughter,' doesn't really do much for your self-esteem at all.”
“I have a dream to provide every Chinese, especially children, sufficient milk each day.”

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