I do not believe that sheer suffering teaches. If suffering alone taught all the world would be wise since everyone suffers. To suffering must be added mourning understanding patience love openness and the willingness to remain vulnerable.

Young women from a very young age are taught that life will be easier if you can just turn on the charming smile and say very little and be complacent and docile and sweet.

I think all writers of my age who are brought up on films probably by the age of 16 have seen many more films than they have read classics of literature. We can't help but be influenced by film. Film has got some great tricks that it's taught writers.

We're taught at such a young age that you can always be better and that you're never perfect and that you're never good enough.

I was taught from a young age that many people would treat me as a second-class citizen because I was African-American and because I was female.

I was taught from a young age that I had to serve so that turned into me thinking I had to save the planet.

By Time and Age full many things are taught.

Canada has a passive-aggressive culture with a lot of sarcasm and righteousness. That went with my weird messianic complex. The ego is a fascinating monster. I was taught from a young age that I had to serve so that turned into me thinking I had to save the planet.

The arrogance of age must submit to be taught by youth.