"A white girl disappears from a white prep school in a white suburb. Nobody knows what happened to her. The overall whiteness of the world is threatened. This must be resolved by whatever means possible."

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Source : Heidi Julavits (2008). “The Uses of Enchantment”, p.172, Anchor

Heidi Julavits

#Girl Quotes #School Quotes #Mean Quotes

“Because even at the age of fifteen, I used to go see all the Broadway shows and feel that they were sentimental, that they were pandering to the audience and trying to manipulate the audience. I had no use for practically any of the shows that were hits.”
“Ignoring a baby's cry is like using earplugs to stop the distressing noise of a smoke detector. The sound of a smoke detector is meant to alert us to a serious matter that requires a response - and so is the cry of a baby.”

Source : Jan Hunt (2013). “The Natural Child: Parenting from the Heart”, p.34, New Society Publishers
“But I always held my music up and protected it from compromise. So I just do it for my friends. I've written hundreds of songs, and I'm sure I have a few albums worth of songs.”
“I couldn't forget. I couldn't break. She had the power to break me. No one had ever been given that power, ever.”
“I wish I could take language And fold it like cool, moist rags. I would lay words on your forehead. I would wrap words on your wrists. 'There, there,' my words would say - Or something better. I would ask them to murmur, 'Hush' and 'Shh, shhh, it's all right.' I would ask them to hold you all night. I wish I could take language And daub and soothe and cool Where fever blisters and burns, Where fever turns yourself against you. I wish I could take language And heal the words that were the wounds You have no names for.”
“Voices of Transition educates, opens minds to new possibilities and presentsÂ a new vision of how our food system could be. As a historic transition unfolds,Â this film is a very powerful tool.”
“The key to happiness - as any good fairy godmother will tell you - is not to avoid problems, but to overcome them.”
“Strategy is not a solo sport, even if you're the CEO.”

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