"I grew up in a utopia, I did. California when I was a child was a child's paradise, I was healthy, well fed, well clothed, well housed. I went to school and there were libraries with all the world in them and after school I played in orange groves and in Little League and in the band and down at the beach and every day was an adventure. . . . I grew up in utopia."

-- Kim Stanley Robinson

#Beach Quotes #Children Quotes #School Quotes

“Oh, honey, God don't care which church you go, long as you show up!”

Source : "Steel Magnolias". www.imdb.com. November 5, 1989.
“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.”
“The road to enlightenment is paved with authenticity, not imitation.”
“There must be a mirror to show the soul to itself before the soul can begin to gather its courage.”
“No absolute is going to make the lion lie down with the lamb: unless the lamb is inside.”
“I leave you love. I leave you hope. I leave you the challenge of developing confidence in one another. I leave you respect for the use of power. I leave you faith. I leave you racial dignity.”
“...and down they forgot as up they grew.”
“The girls who come into my library adore the prettiness of fairies, theminiature-ness. But they are also nature lovers and lovers of adventure -- the future wild women of America. I couldn't help thinking that these little girls who love fairies deserve something lively.”

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