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“But in that moment I understood what they say about nostalgia, that no matter if you're thinking of something good or bad, it always leaves you a little emptier afterward.”

Quote by John Corey Whaley

Book:Noggin

Work

Noggin

In this thought-provoking story, the protagonist's journey through the complexities of adulthood and the challenges of adapting to a new, childlike state of being is both poignant and illuminating. more

Author

John Corey Whaley
John Corey Whaley

John Corey Whaley is an American writer born on January 19, 1984. His works are acclaimed for their unique narrative style and profound insights into the lives of teenagers. more

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“Writer Brigid Brophy exposes [their motives] with great precision: "Whenever people say 'We mustn't be sentimental,' you can take it they are about to do something cruel. And if they add 'We must be realistic,' they mean they are going to make money out of it. These slogans have a long history. After being used to justify slave traders, ruthless industrialists, and contractors who had found that the most economically 'realistic' method of cleaning a chimney was to force a small child to climb it, they have now been passed on, like an heirloom, to the factory farmers. 'We mustn't be sentimental' tries to persuade us that factory farming isn't, in fact, cruel. It implies that the whole problem had been invented by our sloppy imaginations.”