"At the time it seemed like a natural development of my interest in what was going on around me in society."

-- Helen Garner

#Development Quotes #Natural Quotes #Interest Quotes

“Your children teach you so much. It's a real mirror of yourself.”

Source : "Celeb Moms Speak Out on Joys of Motherhood". Interview with Donna Freydkin, abcnews.go.com. May 10, 2008.
“I wasn't good enough for abnegation," I say, "and I wanted to be free. So I chose Dauntless." "Why weren't you good enough?" "Because I was selfish." I say. "You were selfish? You aren't anymore?" "Of course I am. My mother said that everyone is selfish," I say, "but I became less selfish in Dauntless. I discovered there were people I would fight for. Die for, even.”
“And I think a painting has such a limited life anyway”
“Why is it that half of the households in America pay zero income tax? We need some real tax reform.”
“Not all the lyrics are topical - sometimes that is just the setting. They are all pretty much interpersonal. For some reason it's easier to write about people who are unsavory. It's like sometimes when you peel back an onion, there is mold inside.”
“My mom is an art teacher and is very much into the performing arts. What can I say? She is the female in my life and has guided me on how to act and conduct myself. A lot of my strength comes from her.”
“The major civilizing force in the world is not religion, it is sex.”
“The status quo is never news, only challenges to it.”

Source : Malorie Blackman (2008). “Knife Edge”, p.288, Random House

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