I was just four when a hired teenage field hand attempted to molest me. Miraculously, I got away, and I told my dad. My father made three important choices that day: He listened to me, he believed me,...
Carolyn Byers Ruch
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awareness, believed, childhood, childhood sexual abuse, children, choices, encouragement, father, kids, listen
There may be something going on in your life right now, that seems like a giant, so big that you think it's impossible to conquer. But, remember no matter how gigantic your problems may be, you have e...
Amaka Imani Nkosazana
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activation, dedication, education, everything, faith, focus, happenings, happiness, healing, honesty
There's very little authentic study of the humanities remaining. My research assistant came to me two years ago saying she'd been in a seminar in which the teacher spent two hours saying that Walt Whi...
Harold Bloom
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academe, academia, academic, college, culture, economy, education, genius, humanities, literature