Saying things are terrible does not automatically establish the reliability of your account. The habitual naysayer is no more to be trusted than the habitual cheerleader.
speech graduation wisdom
Meg Greenfield
Williams College Commencement 1987, 1987
I know a better truth than yours. It is larger, roomier, more complex, and more authentic than any you will find in a single formulation or dictum or label or theory.
speech graduation wisdom
Meg Greenfield
Williams College Commencement 1987, 1987
The hardest thing in the world is to see what is actually in front of you, unmediated by your own expectations, theories, and wishes about what should be there.
speech graduation wisdom
Meg Greenfield
Williams College Commencement 1987, 1987