"Today I discovered two kinds of people who go to high school: those who wear new clothes to show off on the first day, and those who wear their oldest clothes to show they think school is unimportant."

-- Beverly Cleary

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“Time is the best appraiser of scientific work, and I am aware that an industrial discovery rarely produces all its fruit in the hands of its first inventor.”
“In some perfect world where human nature is less messy and history less fraught, any and all people who had ever suffered discrimination would find common cause, gathering together under one big anti-bigotry banner.”
“I know the answer! The answer lies within the heart of all mankind! The answer is twelve? I think I'm in the wrong building.”
“When you see a fantastic colour or cut in a magazine, perched up on some famous so-and-so's head, it's tempting to ask your stylist for the same, but do not be fooled. The hair in those fancy photos can be very high maintenance.”
“I am of course getting angry if biologists try to use the general concept 'chance' in order to explain phenomena which are so typical for living organisms as, for instance, those appearing in the biological evolution.”
“You grow up to become living proof of your parents' limitations. Their less-than masterpiece.”
“We're comfortable with women in certain roles but not comfortable with women expressing anger or fully accepting their power. The most daring question a woman can ask is, 'What do I want?'”
“Behind the lens, I found refuge and freedom, distance and connection, an intoxicating way to tame the huge, chaotic world.”

Source : Judith Kelman (2002). “Summer of Storms”, Jove Publications

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