"As in all areas of uncertainty, I vacillate between the evidence continually provided by the children's behavior, and my need to conform to conventional standards and opinions."
(on deciding not to interrupt the girls who are painting their nails under a table)
Paley, Boys and Girls: Superheroes in the Doll Corner, 1984: p. 11.
She is a genius
ReplyDeletePalley is a wise woman and one of my favorite authors
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