"Our awesome responsibility to ourselves, to our children, and to the future is to create ourselves in the image of goodness, because the future depends on the nobility of our imaginings."
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Quotes by Barbara Grizzuti Harrison
Barbara Grizzuti Harrison was a multifaceted American author, essayist, and cultural critic, born in 1932 to Italian immigrant parents in New York City. Renowned for her poignant reflections on femininity, identity, and the intricacies of human experience, her work often blended personal narrative with broader social commentary. Harrison’s legacy rests on her ability to articulate the complexities of modern life, showcased in her celebrated essays and novels. She passed away in 2002, but her insightful contributions continue to resonate, inspiring readers to explore the depths of their own narratives.
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"Fantasies are more than substitutes for unpleasant reality; they are also dress rehearsals, plans. All acts performed in the world begin in the imagination."
Barbara Grizzuti Harrison"Kindness and intelligence don't always deliver us from the pitfalls and traps: there are always failures of love, of will, of imagination. There is no way to take the danger out of human relationships."
Barbara Grizzuti Harrison