“Kids don't talk like adults, but kids on the spectrum don't necessarily fall into the same patterns of speaking or have the same interests as other kids their age.” KidsAgeFallInterestAdultsPatternsSpectrum Author:Bill Vaughan
“My falling in love with spoken word poetry definitely came out of that time period where all the adults around me were failing to supply me with any answers. Everyone was too busy dealing with things that were more important. I was pretty lost and invisible. And all of a sudden, this world opened up where I could get on stage and perform in front of my peers. People would listen to me and see me, and people would say, "That thing you created was important." And that was so validating and necessary at that specific moment.” PeopleWorldImportantMomentsFallLostAnswersFailingStageFrontsThis WorldPeriodsAdultsFalling In LoveBusyInvisiblePeersToo BusyListen To MeSpoken WordTime Periods Author:Sarah Kay
“I think we fall in love and become adults and become citizens in a way by writing stories about ourselves.” ThinkingWayWritingStoriesFallCitizensAdultsFalling In LoveWriting Stories Author:Mary Karr
“To hold happiness is to hold the understanding that the world passes away from us, that the petals fall and the beloved dies. No amount of mockery, no amount of fashionable scowling will keep any of us from knowing and savoring the pleasure of the sun on our faces or save us from the adult understanding that it cannot last forever.” WorldLastsFacesDiesFallUnderstandingPleasureSunForeverKnowingAmountAdultsBelovedFashionablePassing AwayMockeryPetalsSavoring Author:Amy Bloom