Pat Murphy Quotes

#1. The men in the nearby village fear us, thinking we are witches. Women who live without men - especially old women who grow herbs, heal the sick, and befriend wild animals - are always suspect.

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#2. Each culture defines its own idiosyncracies and then forgets that it has done so.

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#3. If you can't change the world with chocolate chip cookies, how can you change the world?

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#4. Popularity is not the mark of a properly rigorous academic work.

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#5. I read books when I was a kid, lots of books. Books always seemed like magic to me. They took you to the most amazing places. When I got older, I realized I couldn't find books that took me to all the places I wanted to go. To go to those places, I had to write some books myself.

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#6. I've learned to write the truth. But to do that, I had to figure out what the truth was-and I had to realize that the truth isn't always the same for everyone. I had to realize that my truth may not be the same as your truth.

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#7. JOIN THE CIRCUS OF CHAOS ... juggling, stilt walking, and other skills for socially acceptable procrastination.

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#8. Sometimes, you gotta believe something crazy. Because all the other things you could believe hurt too much.

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#9. You are afraid of us. You are afraid because you don't know what we might do.

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