"I suppose a child's first obligation is to become a stranger to his parents."

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Source : Judith Kelman (2005). “Where Shadows Fall”, Jove

Judith Kelman

#Children Quotes #Parent Quotes #Firsts Quotes

“It's amazing the relationships you forge in a kitchen. When you cooperate in an environment that's hot. Where there's a lot of knives. You're trusting your well-being with someone you've never before met or known.”
“His anger was as great as mine, but hot where mine was cold.”

Source : John Christopher (2013). “The Pool of Fire”, p.62, Simon and Schuster
“My motto is, if it isn't beneficial it isn't necessary. So, if it doesn't benefit me why am I even considering this bullshit?”

Source : Source: www.complex.com
“Passion is in all great searches and is necessary to all creative endeavors.”

Source : W. Eugene Smith (1969). “W. Eugene Smith, his photographs and notes”
“You fool! You're 30 cents away from having a quarter!”

Source : "Fictional character: Sweet Dick Willie". "Do the Right Thing", www.imdb.com. 1989.
“With all due respect for the wondrous ways people have invented to amuse themselves and one another on paved surfaces, I find that this exodus from the land makes me unspeakably sad. I think of the children who will never know, intuitively, that a flower is a plant's way of making love, or what silence sounds like, or that trees breathe out what we breathe in.”

Source : Barbara Kingsolver (2011). “Small Wonder”, p.48, Faber & Faber
“There is an essential connection between experiencing God, loving God, and trusting God. You will trust God only as much as you love him. And you will love him to the extent you have touched him, rather that he has touched you.”
“I've always said, 'Eat clean to stay fit, have a burger to stay sane,â€™”

Source : "Teen model Gigi Hadid: Eating burgers keeps me sane" by nationalledger.com, January 27, 2015.

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