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Janet Frame, born on August 28, 1924, was a renowned New Zealand author. Her works are known for their unique narrative style and profound psychological insights. She has had her works translated into multiple languages.

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Famous Janet Frame Quotes

“Very often the law of extremity demands an attention to irrelevance.”

Law Attention Demand Extremity Irrelevance

Author:Janet Frame

“The sooner you 'settle' the sooner you'll be allowed home" was the ruling logic; and "if you can't adapt yourself to living in a mental hospital how do you expect to be able to live 'out in the world'?" How indeed?”

Ifs World Home Able Logic Illness Mental Illness Settling Hospitals Ruling

Book:Faces in the water

Source: Faces in the water

“Every morning I woke in dread, waiting for the day nurse to go on her rounds and announce from the list of names in her hand whether or not I was for shock treatment, the new and fashionable means of quieting people and of making them realize that orders are to be obeyed and floors are to be polished without anyone protesting and faces are to be made to be fixed into smiles and weeping is a crime.”

People Mean Made Hands Faces Order Names Waiting Realizing Morning Crime Goes On Rounds Lists Fixed Shock Treatment Nurse Dread Every Morning Psychiatry Weeping Fashionable Polished

Book:Faces in the water

Source: Faces in the water

“I like to see life with its teeth out.”

Teeth

Author:Janet Frame

“They think I'm going to be a schoolteacher but I'm going to be a poet.”

Thinking Poet

Book:The Complete Autobiography

Source: The Complete Autobiography

“Electricity, the peril the wind sings to in the wires on a gray day.”

Wind Gray Electricity Wire Peril Gray Days

Book:Faces in the water

Source: Faces in the water

About the Author

Born: August 28, 1924
Died: January 29, 2004
Known for: Author
Quotes: 56

Books & Sources

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