"Forgiveness isn't just the absence of anger. I think it's also the presence of self-love, when you actually begin to value yourself."
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Tara Westover is a remarkable memoirist and author, best known for her critically acclaimed book, *Educated*, which chronicles her unconventional upbringing in a survivalist family in rural Idaho. Born in 1986, Westover had no formal education until she was 17, yet she pursued knowledge with relentless determination, ultimately earning a Ph.D. from the University of Cambridge. Her story illustrates the transformative power of education and resilience, inspiring countless readers to reflect on their own journeys and the importance of self-discovery in shaping one’s destiny.
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"I had been raised in the mountains of Idaho by a father who distrusted many of the institutions that people take for granted - public education, doctors and hospitals, and the government."
Tara Westover"I didn't even have a birth certificate until I was 9 years old, which meant that, according to the state of Idaho and the federal government, I just didn't exist."
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"I think, initially, my rebellion, my rebellion of going to college when my dad would have liked me to stay home and work in the herbs, I think that it was a pretty mild rebellion in the sense that I thought, 'Well, I'm going to go learn how to be a music teacher so that I can come home and do choir.'"
Tara Westover"I taught myself algebra and a little grammar, and somehow I scraped a high enough score on the ACT to be admitted to Brigham Young University, even though I had no formal education."
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"I was 17 the first time I set foot in a classroom, but 10 years later, I would graduate from Cambridge with a Ph.D. 'Educated' is the story of how I came by my education. It is also the story of how I lost my family."
Tara Westover"We think about education as a stepping stone into a higher socio-economic class, into a better job. And it does do those things. But I don't think that's what it really is. I experienced it as getting access to different ideas and perspectives and using them to construct my own mind."
Tara Westover"I'm no longer religious, but the Bible fascinates me. Hardly anyone reads it anymore, but it's got everything: it's a book of poetry, it's a book of principle, it's a book of stories, and of myths and of epic tales, a book of histories and a book of fictions, of riddles, fables, parables and allegories."
Tara Westover"Anger can be a good thing. It's a mechanism that your brain uses to get you out of situations that are bad for you. But in terms of leading a peaceful life, it is not very productive."
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"I had been educated in the rhythms of the mountain, rhythms in which change was never fundamental, only cyclical. The same sun appeared each morning, swept over the valley, and dropped behind the peak. The snows that fell in winter always melted in the spring."
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