People long to go backward in their imagination as well as forward. We don't wish simply to exist forever in some future; we wish to have existed in some distant past.
Gloria WhelanI looked forward to making friends at school, but I had come late and friendships had already been formed. I couldnโt find my way into their world. They seemed to have a secret code I couldnโt decipher.
Gloria WhelanBut will you not have a house to care for? Meals to cook? Children whining for this or that? Will you have time for the work?" "I'll make time," I promised. "The house will not always be so clean, the cooking may be a little hasty, and the whining children will sit on my lap and I'll sing to them while I work.
Gloria WhelanYou're making yourself too important. Guilt comes from feeling we're at the center of the universe. We're not.
Gloria WhelanEven our recreation was scheduled. There was no time to look for birds or wander into the nearby woods. We were put into teams and sent into violent pursuit of a helpless ball.
Gloria WhelanI felt as if I had no control over what I said, as if loathsome, ugly words were waiting inside me like snakes and toads looking for a chance to sneak out before I could stop them.
Gloria Whelan