"...to bring a child into existence without a fair prospect of being able, not only to provide food for its body, but instruction and training for its mind is a moral crime, both against the unfortunate offspring and against society"

-- John Stuart Mill

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“... no problem except old age ever vanquished my mother.”

Source : Miles Franklin (2017). “Childhood At Brindabella: My First Ten Years”, p.20, ETT Imprint
“We will be whatever they need us to be. Call us emo's, liars, and cheaters...tell people how awful we are and how little talent we have...do whatever it takes to make themselves feel better because at the end of the day, we are strong, we can take it. We don't need their approval to justify our lives. Each and every one of us has a fire that burns inside us and they can try like hell to put out that flame but as long as in our minds we know who we are meantï»¿ to be, they don't stand a chance.”
“I found a 1992 New York Times article:Bill Clinton playing golf at a club that he played at all of his adult life as governor, that didn't allow black membership! I guarantee most Americans don't know that.”
“Surfing is a huge passion of mine. I'm and addict to it in a sense. I think it is a good addiction. I spend about anywhere from two to eight hours a day in the water when I am home. I enjoy competing and traveling. I don't know, I just like being in the ocean and enjoying God's creation. Just the adrenaline you get and its good exercise you get at the same time.”
“Once a man offered me his heart and I said no. Not because I didnâ€™t love him. Not because he was a beast or white â€” I couldnâ€™t love him. Do you understand? In bed while we slept, our bodies inches apart, the dark between our flesh a wick. It was burning down. And he couldnâ€™t feel it.”
“People in general are used to seeing me as the naughty girl because that's what they've always cast me as.”
“I don't read the "letters" section of Time magazine. I think it's just my habit as a reader. I don't read comments on stories, in general.”

Source : Source: therumpus.net
“Men are liars. We'll lie about lying if we have to. I'm an algebra liar. I figure two good lies make a positive.”

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