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“In the career of a prodigy there invariably comes a time when it is compelled to relinquish being very clever for a child, and has to enter the business of life in competition with adults.”

Quote by Miles Franklin

Book:Some everyday folk and dawn

Work

Some everyday folk and dawn

This volume delves into the narratives of everyday people, capturing the nuances of their lives and the moments that define their existence. more

Author

Miles Franklin, born on October 14, 1879, was an influential Australian writer known for her novel 'My Brilliant Career', which is considered a classic of Australian literature. Her works are renowned for their profound insights into social reality and unique portrayals of female characters. more

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“Before I was ten I became critical of the anthropomorphic God as interpreted in the churches. I did not warm to One thus revealed as the semblance of a bullying and mean old man who must have all his own way, be praised all the time and for attributes which were deplorable in us.”

Men Way Mean Church Ten Warm Critical Old Man Bullying Attributes Semblance

Author:Miles Franklin

“Grandpa ... was ever ready to cheer and help me, ever sure that I was a remarkable specimen. He was a dear old man who asked little from life and got less.”

Men Littles Helping Ready Dear Help Me Remarkable Old Man Cheer Grandparent Grandpa

Book:Childhood At Brindabella: My First Ten Years

Source: Childhood At Brindabella: My First Ten Years

“If the souls of lives were voiced in music, there are some that none but a great organ could express, others the clash of a full orchestra, a few to which nought but the refined and exquisite sadness of a violin could do justice. Many might be likened unto common pianos, jangling and out of tune, and some to the feeble piping of a penny whistle, and mine could be told with a couple of nails in a rusty tin-pot.”

Ifs Soul Might Justice Common Sadness Mines Couple Piano Tunes Pot Organs Nails Orchestra Exquisite Pennies Violin Clash Refined Tin

Book:My Brilliant Career

Source: My Brilliant Career

“It ain't what things actually are, it's all they stand for.”

Book:Some everyday folk and dawn

Source: Some everyday folk and dawn

“Civilization, stretching up to recognize that every child is a portion of State wealth, may presently make some movement to recognize maternity as a business or office needing time and strength, not as a mere passing detail thrown in among mountains of other slavery.”

May Children States Wealth Movement Civilization Mountain Office Slavery Mere Details Passing Passings Thrown Portions Stretching Maternity

Author:Miles Franklin

“My mother is a good woman - a very good woman - and I am, I think, not quite all criminality, but we do not pull together. I am a piece of machinery which, not understanding, my mother winds up the wrong way, setting all the wheels of my composition going in creaking discord.”

Thinking Way Together Mother Understanding Pieces Wind Very Good Setting Settings Wheels Composition Machinery Wrong Way Discord Good Woman Criminality

Book:My Brilliant Career

Source: My Brilliant Career

“You need someone who is going to help you make that better version of yourself.”

Needs Helping Versions

Author:Ashley Greene

“There are only two kinds of parents. Those who think their offspring can do nothing wrong, and those who think they can do nothing right.”

Thinking Kind Two Parent Can Do Offspring

Book:The End of My Career

Source: The End of My Career

“Only a very small percentage can regard conditions from any but a selfish point of view or conceive of any but their own shoe-pinch.”

Views Conditions Regard Shoes Point Of View Selfish Percentages

Book:Some everyday folk and dawn

Source: Some everyday folk and dawn

“Men always say there is no female Shakespeare.' 'Humph! You study the fellows who say that, and you'll see they are a long way from being Shakespeares themselves. Why shouldn't women have the same privilege?”

Men Way Long Study Female Fellows Privilege Long Way

Author:Miles Franklin