“I think one thing that kids who grow up on farms really have going for them is they have exposure to death and birth in a totally different way. I think it takes away a little bit of the mystery and a little bit of the fear, and I do wish I had that. And I wish I was able to grow my own food.” ThinkingWayLittlesDifferentKidsAbleWishGrowsBitsMy OwnGrowing UpOne ThingMysteryBirthLittle BitDifferent WaysFarmsExposure Author:Rachel McAdams
“The older dictators fell because they could never supply their subjects with enough bread, enough circuses, enough miracles, and mysteries. Under a scientific dictatorship, education will really work' with the result that most men and women will grow up to love their servitude and will never dream of revolution. There seems to be no good reason why a thoroughly scientific dictatorship should ever be overthrown.” MenShouldReasonEnoughDreamSeemsGrowsResultsGrowing UpMysterySubjectsRevolutionMen And WomenMiracleBreadReason WhyDictatorshipDictatorCircusServitude Author:Aldous Huxley
“Gail Anderson-Dargatz has a noticing eye, a voice as unique as the countryside she writes about, and a heart large enough to love her entire cast of distinct and memorable characters. In The Cure for Death by Lightning she fashions an irresistible song out of the joys and dangers of growing up, the mysteries and wonders of life on a farm, the thrilling terror of trying to outrun the awful unseen force that pursues a growing girl. This novel opens a door to a shining, surprising world.” WorldWritingTryingHeartEnoughCharacterEyeJoySongGirlForceVoiceWonderNovelGrowing UpGrowingDoorsMysteryFashionDangerUniqueShiningCastsTerrorPursueCuresAwfulMemorableFarmsSurprisingLightningUnseenThrillingIrresistibleNoticingCountrysideOutrunWonder Of LifeUnseen ForcesMemorable CharactersGail Author:Jack Hodgins
“When we were kids, growing up in the sixties, the only images we had of ourselves were either still photographs or 8mm movies.... Now we have video, digital cameras, MP3s, and a million other ways to document ourselves. But the still photograph continues to hold a sense of mystery and awe to me.” WayStillsKidsMillionsGrowing UpGrowingMysteryCamerasPhotographVideoAweDigitalSixtyDocumentsKids Growing UpDigital CamerasMp3 Author:Catherine Opie
“Growing up, Catholic church really was such an incubator for my imagination, because all of those mysteries felt embedded in this insanely green, tropical landscape: the ocean nearby, the giant banyan trees. It all felt part of one seamless mystery to me.” FeltImaginationChurchGrowing UpGrowingMysteryTreeOceanCatholicGreenLandscapeGiantsMy ImaginationCatholic ChurchEmbeddedTropicalSeamless Author:Karen Russell
“I always loved watching and reading family-friendly mysteries growing up, like the shows Murder, She Wrote and Nancy Drew, and am thrilled to be bringing these New York Times best-selling books right into your living room on the small screen.” BookShowsReadingRoomsGrowing UpGrowingMysteryNew YorkMurderScreensSellingFriendlyNew York TimesLiving RoomNancySelling BooksNancy Drew Author:Candace Cameron