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The Geeks Shall Inherit the Earth: Popularity, Quirk Theory and Why Outsiders Thrive After High School

Book by Alexandra Robbins · 6 quotes · Acceptance, Parenting, Expectations

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“Although she was gregarious, she inadvertently separated herself from people because she was so often inside her own head, focusing on her creativity.”

Imagination Introversion

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“Being an outsider doesn't necessarily indicate any sort of social failing. We do not view a tuba player as musically challenged if he cannot play the violin.”

Talent Individuality

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“If there is a single factor that spells out the difference between the cafeteria fringe headed for greatness and those doomed for low self-worth, even more than a caring teacher or a group of friends, it is supportive, accepting parents who not only love their children unconditionally, but also don't make them feel as if their idiosyncrasies qualify as "conditions" in the first place.”

Acceptance Parenting Mentoring

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“My heart broke not only for the daughter who already was forced to become her mother's alarmingly narrow ideal, but also for the middle daughter who knew that her in mother's mind she had already failed.”

Acceptance Expectations Parenting

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“The cafeteria made him feel like an observer rather than a participant in the high school experience.”

Influence Outsiders

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“Membership in small groups allows people to feel similar and different at the same time: similar because they are a part of a group in different because the group is separate from the masses.”

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