"We're taught to find the antecedents to our adult failures in childhood traumas, and so we spend our lives looking bacwards and pointing fingers, rather than bucking up and forging ahead. But what if your childhood was all a big misunderstanding? An elaborate ruse? What does that say about failure? Better yet, what does that say about potential?"

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Source : Heidi Julavits (2004). “The Effect of Living Backwards”, p.12, Penguin

Heidi Julavits

#Childhood Quotes #What If Quotes #Taught Quotes

“My mother always tells me, 'Nathan, you're very much a geek, but your strength is that you look mainstream. So no one can tell just by looking at you.' I think this is true.”
“Hatter!" She would have hugged him if she hadn't thought he'd be bothered by the dislay of affection. Pterry good timing." Dodge smiled. "A litte sooner and you would've been perfect.”
“Washington is a pool of money surrounded by people who want some.”
“Be not proud of race, face, place, or grace.”
“...let's talk about soccer scores. There are a few things that people all around the world need to admit to themselves. Trade restraints slow economic growth, the euro is not a reserve currency and scoreless sports ties are boring.”
“Only in art can you make something that no one wants and still be considered successful.”
“My favorite journey is anywhere I haven't been”
“The fact is that humans have been shaping the genetics of what they eat for thousands of years. Genetic engineering simply speeds up the process that used to take generations. Preventing people from getting things like golden rice or disease-resistant cassava destroys human life, and does not spare the environment in any way.”

Source : Source: therumpus.net

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