Famous quotes containing the word slightly:
“Somewhere slightly before or after the close of our second decade, we reach a momentous milestonechildhoods end. We have left a safe place and cant go home again. We have moved into a world where life isnt fair, where life is rarely what it should be.”
—Judith Viorst (20th century)
“An accurate charting of the American womans progress through history might look more like a corkscrew tilted slightly to one side, its loops inching closer to the line of freedom with the passage of timebut like a mathematical curve approaching infinity, never touching its goal. . . . Each time, the spiral turns her back just short of the finish line.”
—Susan Faludi (20th century)
“Often, when there is a conflict between parent and child, at its very hub is an expectation that the child should be acting differently. Sometimes these expectations run counter what is known about childrens growth. They stem from remembering oneself, but usually at a slightly older age.”
—Ellen Galinsky (20th century)