"Parents. Honestly. Sometimes they really do think the world revolves around them."

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Source : Randa Abdel-Fattah (2014). “Does My Head Look Big in This?”, p.29, Scholastic UK

Randa Abdel-Fattah

#Thinking Quotes #Parent Quotes #World Quotes

“The circle of an empty day is brutal and at night it tightens around your neck like a noose”

Source : Elena Ferrante (2005). “The Days of Abandonment”, p.144, Penguin
“My style is neither casual nor academic, it's somewhere in between. For me, that's the best way to be succinct and informative but still (I hope) at least a bit entertaining.”
“A digging fork is a stout, short-handled tool with four flat tines about a foot long.... for weeding I use it delicately to nudge the soil loose from roots without breaking them.”
“The more money women make, the less violence, the less sexual crimes against women. Everything horrific and misogynistic declines. But then what you're dealing with here is "What does it mean to be in love with people who are your equals?" And that's a very beautiful thing that we should cherish, but it's also incredibly tough in some ways.”
“He who is and remains true to himself and to others has the most attractive quality of the greatest talent.”
“I don't really have a type. I just kind of hang out with girls that I think have a good personality, know how to have fun, active and definitely have something going on in their life so they are busy so I'm not stuck all the time hanging out.”
“Throughout history we have seen the tyranny of the powerful over the less powerful - think of the history of colonialism or of slavery - and the tragic mistakes made when important information was not "heard" or valued.”
“I'd shut the whole world down just to tell you”

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