“We falter from childhood amidst shames and fears, we move in closed spaces where stale tradition enervates, we grow hysterical over success and failure, and so by surrounding instinct with terror, we prepare the soul for weakness.” SoulMovingGrowsSpaceChildhoodWeaknessTraditionShameInstinctTerrorSuccess And FailureStaleHysterical Book:Walter Lippmann and the American Century. [Mit Portr.] (2. Print.) Source: Walter Lippmann and the American Century. [Mit Portr.] (2. Print.)
“Childhood was terrifying for me. A kid has no control. You’re three feet tall, flat broke, unemployed, and illiterate. Terror snaps you awake. You pay keen attention. People can just pick you up and move you and put you down.” PeopleKidsMovingThreePayAttentionFeetChildhoodPicksTerrorBrokeAwakeFlatsTallSnapsUnemployedIlliterate Author:Mary Karr