Natalie Merchant I’ve raised my daughter with no television. – Natalie Merchant Daughter Quotes Raised Quotes Television Quotes Literature gives us a window into other people’s experiences in other places, in other times, so I thought it would be really interesting to investigate how different people had written about motherhood, and childhood. I wish I had appreciated my youth – I should have worn tighter clothing when I could have!
Soren Kierkegaard The highest and most beautiful things in life are not to be heard about, nor read about, nor seen but, if one will, are to be lived. – Soren Kierkegaard
Joseph B WirthlinMoney When I was a deacon, the ominous signs of the Great Depression began to appear. Tens of thousands lost their jobs. Money was scarce. Families had to do without. Some young people did not ask their mothers, ‘What’s for dinner?’ because they knew all too well that their cupboards held very little. – Joseph B Wirthlin
J G Ballard It is difficult to remember just how formal middle-class life was in the 1930’s and ’40s. I wore a suit and tie at home from the age of 18. One dressed for breakfast. One lived in a very formal way, and emotions were not paraded. And my childhood was not unusual. – J G Ballard
Ella Woodward I’m promoting healthy – healthier – eating, not suggesting everyone should emulate me. – Ella Woodward
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