"It was not the case that one thing morphed into another, child into woman. You remained the person you were before things happened to you. The person you were when you thought a small cut string could determine the course of a year. You also became the person to whom certain things happened. Who passed into the realm where you no longer questioned the notion of being trapped in one form. You took on that form, that identity, hoped for its recognition from others, hoped someone would love it and you."

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Source : Rachel Kushner (2014). “The Flamethrowers: A Novel”, p.102, Simon and Schuster

Rachel Kushner

#Children Quotes #Cutting Quotes #Years Quotes

“I consider myself a student of life.”
“If something must be true for us, as humans, to exist, than it is true simply because we exist.”
“National security advisors are not there to be advocates, generally. They`re not there to be partisans, they`re not there to be ideologues.”
“One is punished by the very things by which he sins.”
“The moment you say 'I know everything' is the end of your growth.”
“I try to treat all my fans as if they're the stars, and make them feel as important as they make me feel. A lot of times I'll pull them on stage to help me sing songs. I wouldn't have my house, my fame or my career without them voting for me and appreciating this talent that God blessed me with. I just want to share it every day.”

Source : Source: abilitymagazine.com
“I've always been the type of person to make everybody happy and get things done. I want everything to be 100% perfect.”
“When we choose to have an abortion, we must do so understanding the full ramifications of what we are doing. Anything less feels to me to be hypocritical, a selfish abnegation of reality and responsibility.”

Source : Ayelet Waldman (2013). “Bad Mother: A Chronicle of Maternal Crimes, Minor Calamities, and Occasional Moments of Grace”, p.113, Hachette UK

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