"Parents have become so convinced that educators know what is best for their children that they forget that they themselves are really the experts."

-- Marian Wright Edelman

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“Letâ€™s think of reverence as awe, as presence in and openness to the worldâ€¦Try walking around with a child whoâ€™s going, â€˜Wow, wow! Look at that dirty dog! Look at that burned-down house! Look at that red sky!â€™ And the child points, and you look, and you see, and you start going, â€˜Wow! Look at that huge crazy hedge! Look at that teeny little baby! Look at the scary dark cloud!â€™ I think this is how we are supposed to be in the world â€“ present and in awe.”
“The pages are still blank, but there is a miraculous feeling of the words being there, written in invisible ink and clamoring to become visible.”
“Actually, for everybody, having sex the first time is never a good time. It's always a disaster.”

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“Traveling has less to do with seeing things than experiencing them...”
“The last couple relationships I had were long distance. It's not like I can make much of an effort to travel and see anybody. The guy had to do all the work, unfortunately.”
“I remember one night at Muzdalifa with nothing but the sky overhead I lay awake amid sleeping Muslim brothers and I learned that pilgrims from every land--every color, and class, and rank; high officials and the beggar alike--all snored in the same language.”
“I think this issue of climate change is truly important, and that it is a major tragedy how poorly it's been handled.”
“You must always remember, because the mediocre mind you encounter may be your own.”

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