"It’s not good enough to imitate the models proposed for us that are answers to circumstances other than our own. It isn’t even enough to discover who we are. We have to invent ourselves."

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Source : Rosario Castellanos (2010). “A Rosario Castellanos Reader: An Anthology of Her Poetry, Short Fiction, Essays and Drama”, p.356, University of Texas Press

Rosario Castellanos

#Not Good Enough Quotes #Answers Quotes #Who We Are Quotes

“Enchanted worlds still exist because the child within us never dies. The doorways may be more obscure, but we can still seek them out. There are still noble adventures to undertake. There are still trees that speak and caverns that lead to nether realms. There will always be faeries and elves within nature because they will always be dancing in our hearts.”
“If you keep shouting, you are not making communication any better. You are only removing the talking and whispering from the system. I find our society a bit noisy. I would like to contribute a little silence.”
“What a different world this would be if people would listen to those who know more and not merely try to get something from those who have more.”
“When I was writing songs or performing or producing or dabbling in movies or even putting my career on hold to go to art school, I was just following my muse. A woman who did that then was criticized for having no direction. Today they call it versatility.”

Source : Biography magazine, April 2002.
“A stunning meditation on the power of escape, and on the cat-and-mouse contest the self plays to deflect its own guilt.”
“You know, you spend your whole life feeling like you don't quite fit in anywhere. Â And then you walk into a room one day, whether it's at university or an office or some kind of club, and you just go, 'Ah. There they are.' And suddenly you feel at home.”

Source : Jojo Moyes (2014). “The One Plus One”, p.156, Penguin UK
“We live in a world that has walls and those walls need to be guarded by men with guns.”
“Schooling, by definition, must be conservative. It is naturally dependent on an older generationâ€™s level of knowledge and sense of values.”

Source : Leon Botstein (1997). “Jefferson's Children: Education and the Promise of American Culture”

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