In my time and neighborhood (and in my soul) there was only one standard by which a woman measured success: did some man want her? Jessamyn West manmeasureneighborhood Change image and share on social
The sick soon come to understand that they live in a different world from that of the well and that the two cannot communicate. Jessamyn West communicatelivesick Change image and share on social
If you train people properly, they won't be able to tell a drill from the real thing. If anything, the real thing will be easier. Jessamyn West drilleasypeople Change image and share on social
It is very east to forgive others their mistakes; it takes more grit and gumption to forgive them for having witnessed your own. Jessamyn West eastforgivegrit Change image and share on social
Memory is a magnet. It will pull to it and hold only material nature has designed it to attract. Jessamyn West attractdesignhold Change image and share on social
Justice is a terrible but necessary thing. Jessamyn West justiceterriblething Change image and share on social
We want the facts to fit the preconceptions. When they don't it is easier to ignore the facts than to change the preconceptions. Jessamyn West changeeasyfact Change image and share on social
In their sympathies, children feel nearer animals than adults. Jessamyn West adultanimalchild Change image and share on social
There are two barriers that often prevent communication between the young and their elders. The first is middle-aged forgetfulness of the fact that they themselves are no longer young. The second is youthful ignorance of the fact that the middle aged are still alive. Jessamyn West agealivebarrier share on social
Fiction reveals truths that reality obscures. Jessamyn West fictionobscurereality Change image and share on social
