“Villagers saw me as a person when I played with them, as opposed to when I talked with them.”

“I find myself constantly taking apart be taken-for-granted.”

“The adult author finds that by inadvertently violating the school's alcohol policy, she breaks down some part of the barrier between her and the younger students who are subject to more rules.”

“Community in the American university is paradoxically a private and individual decision.”

“Ethnic minorities were 10 times more likely than whites to eat at a table where they were the only representative of their race.”

“None of us can choose where we shall love...”

“There are so many men, all endlessly attempting to sweep me off my feet. And there is one of you, trying just the opposite. Making sure my feet are firm beneath me, lest I fall.”

“Whales feel cohesion, a sense of community, of loyalty. The distress call of a lone whale is enough to prompt its entire pod to rush to its side- a gesture that lands them nose to nose in the same ...”

“Nobody works harder at learning than a curious kid.”

“If boys would think, it would be well to give them less classwork and more opportunity for thought.”

“You are the gatekeeper of your childs mental diet.”