“After a good night sleep, I wake up the next day, and I say, 'Come on, Tea Party, let’s get it on.'” Quote by Maxine
“Nobody supports me at the expense of his own adventure. Then I get bitter: I am not loved enough to be supported. That I am not a burden has to compensate for the sad envy when I look at women loved enough to be supported. Even now China wraps double binds around my feet.” LooksEnoughSupportFeetAdventureBurdenChinaEnvyBitterExpensesWrapsSupport Me Author:Maxine
“Imagination is the capacity to think of things as if they could be otherwise.” IfsThinkingImaginationCapacity Author:Maxine
“I’ll tell you the secret to good teaching: make possible an experience without predetermining what that experience will be.” SecretTeachingGood Teaching Author:Maxine
“My favorite birthday game is Pin the Cleanup on the guests.” GamesMy FavoriteGuestsPins Author:Maxine
“I do my housework in the nude. It gives me an incentive to clean the mirrors as quickly as possible.” GivingGive MeMirrorsCleanIncentivesHousework Author:Maxine
“We are wiser than we know.” KnowsEducationalFrustratedWiser Book:Emerson: Selected Essays Source: Emerson: Selected Essays
“The key to a nice-looking lawn is a good mower. I recommend one who is muscular and shirtless.” NiceKeysLawnsMowers Author:Maxine
“Without imagination, you live in a small room with the windows closed. Imagination opens the windows and shows us landscapes, horizons that we would not otherwise perceive…I want education to empower people to see possibility.” PeopleWantShowsImaginationRoomsPossibilityWindowLandscapePerceiveEmpoweringHorizonSmall Rooms Author:Maxine
“All I'm looking for is a guy who'll do what I want, when I want, for as long as I want, and then go away. Or wait nearby, like a Dust Buster, charged up and ready when needed.” WantLongGuyWaitingReadyNeededDustGoing AwayBusters Author:Maxine
