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Running With Scissors

Running With Scissors is a candid and humorous memoir that delves into the author's tumultuous childhood and the chaotic world of their family. The narrative takes readers through a series of bizarre and often disturbing experiences, offering a unique perspective on the human condition and the search for identity. more

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Augusten Burroughs
Augusten Burroughs

Augusten Burroughs is an American writer born on October 23, 1965. Known for his memoirs, his works, such as 'Dry' and 'Running with Scissors,' have gained widespread popularity and critical acclaim. more

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“Be noble like the sun; let even those who resent you for shinning benefit from your warmth.”

“වේවැල පාසලකට අත්‍යවශ්‍යම දෙයක් නොවේ. ඒ නැතිව පාසලක් පාලනය කළ හැකිය. පාසල් බිමේ කොතැනක යතත් වේවැල රැගෙන යන විදුහල්පතිවරු වෙති. ඔවුන් සුදුසු වන්නේ හරකුන් රකින්නට විනා ළමයින් රකින්නට නොවේ.”

“In a traditional classroom, the spread between the fastest and slowest students grows over time, [and so] putting them all in one class cohort eventually makes it exceedingly difficult to avoid either completely boring the fast students or completely losing the slow ones. Most school systems address this by... putting the "fastest" students in "advanced" or "gifted" class... and the slowest students into "remedial" classes. It seems logical... except for the fact that it creates a somewhat permanent intellectual and social division between students.”