“Self-hatred is only ever a seed planted from outside but when you do that to a child, it becomes a weed so thick and it grows so fast, that child doesn't know anything different. It becomes as natural as gravity.”
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“Iantha was a calm mother who didn't believe in adding to the chaos of woe....It was one of Iantha's many skills that she could listen to lots of people speaking at the same time and still get hold of the important parts." (Chapter 2)”
― The Penderwicks in Spring
― The Penderwicks in Spring
“When you soak a child in shame they cannot develop the neurological pathways that carry thought ... thoughts of self-worth.”
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“Is rain the day's tears? Is the moon the world's night light? I wonder. Me too.”
― Wonder Walkers
― Wonder Walkers
“Laughter is not our medicine. Stories hold our cure.”
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