"In the bad sixties, when drugs came into widespread use among adolescents and when Scarsdale mothers developed the habit of not asking about each others children for fear of what they'd hear, one knew that they were speaking-or not speaking, keeping their unhappy silence-on behalf of stricken motherhood everywhere in the country."

--

Source : Diana Trilling (1981). “Mrs. Harris: the death of the Scarsdale diet doctor”, Harcourt

Diana Trilling

#Mother Quotes #Country Quotes #Children Quotes

“The power of these recommendations is that they come from leaders representing a broad spectrum of religious conviction. At the table were people with Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Hindu, Native American and humanist perspectives, as well as individuals from advocacy groups ranging from the American Civil Liberties Union to the American Center for Law and Justice.”
“Greater good is just halfway back to Bad.”
“Think outside the box, collapse the box, and take a f**king sharp knife to it.”
“...it seemed appropriate that I should develop some kind of illness. This is a good idea when you are at a loose end because everything, up to and including herpes, is better than being bored.”
“If you've met one person with autism, you've met one person with autism.”
“Whether we consider Nazi Germany or Abu Ghraib prison, there were many people who observed what was happening and said nothing. At Abu Ghraib, one photo shows two soldiers smiling before a pyramid of naked prisoners while a dozen other soldiers stand around watching passively. If you observe such abuses and don't say, "This is wrong! Stop it!" you give tacit approval to continue. You are part of the silent majority that makes evil deeds more acceptable.”

Source : "The Banality of Heroism" by Zeno Franco, Philip Zimbardo, greatergood.berkeley.edu. September 1, 2006.
“I bully myself cause I make me do what I put my mind to.”
“You may or may not be aware of it, but you have a dreaming nature. You inherited this part of your disposition from your Creator. He created us in His image and likeness so our hearts could relate to His and His dreaming heart could find millions of expressions.”

You may also like:

Germaine Greer
Journalist
Irving Howe
Literary critic
Jean Harris
Author
Jill Johnston
Author
Lillian Hellman
Author
Lionel Trilling
Literary critic
Norman Mailer
Novelist
Norman Podhoretz
Pundit
Chris Hegedus
Filmmaker