"Minds that are stupid and incapable of science are in the order of nature to be regarded as monsters and other extraordinary phenomena; minds of this sort are rare. Hence I conclude that there are great resources to be found in children, which are suffered to vanish with their years. It is evident, therefore, that it is not of nature, but of our own negligence, we ought to complain."

-- Quintilian

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“The speed of time is 1 hour per hour, no matter what else is going on in the universe.”
“There is within each one of us a potential for goodness beyond our imagining; for giving which seeks no reward; for listening without judgment; for loving unconditionally.”
“The biggest enemies of willpower: temptation, self-criticism, and stress. (...) these three skills â€”self-awareness, self-care, and remembering what matter mostâ€” are the foundation for self-control.”
“Virginia is the place, where, technologically speaking, they will burn people at the stake for possessing such things as toasters.”
“The theme that runs through all my books is connection. Connection - physical and non-physical - with other humans, and connection with nature are necessary for our well-being. Without it, we are depressed, lonely, and fail to thrive.”

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“People who are interested in the arts and theater are such a minority.”
“I have always believed, heretofore, in the doctrines of the Declaration of Independence, that all men are born free and equal; but of late it appears that some men are born slaves, and I regret that they are not black, so all the world might know them.”
“I'm sure it's not any wish of mine that I'm born with inclinations for better things. If I could be born again, and had the designing of myself, I'd be born the lowest and coarsest-minded person imaginable, so that I could find plenty of companionship, or I'd be born an idiot, which would be better still.”

Source : Miles Franklin (2009). “My Brilliant Career”, p.61, The Floating Press

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