“I am terribly glad to be alive; and when I have wit enough to think about it, terribly proud to be a man and an American, with all the rights and privileges that those words connote; and most of all I am humble before the responsibilities that are also mine. For no right comes without a responsibility, and being born luckier than most of the world's millions, I am also born more obligated.” ThinkingMenWorldEnoughBornResponsibilityMillionsAliveRightsMinesProudPrivilegeHumbleWitGladBe A ManRights And PrivilegesGlad To Be Alive Book:Stealing Glances: Three Interviews with Wallace Stegner Source: Stealing Glances: Three Interviews with Wallace Stegner
“As the mother of a son, I do not accept that alienation from me is necessary for his discovery of himself. As a woman, I will not cooperate in demeaning womanly things so that he can be proud to be a man. I like to think the women in my son's future are counting on me.” ThinkingMenMotherAcceptingSonProudDiscoveryMy SonBe ProudAlienationBe A ManCountingMother And SonDemeaningWomanly Book:Family politics: love and power on an intimate frontier Source: Family politics: love and power on an intimate frontier