Phrase by 'Alexandra Fuller'
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Retaining culture takes effort and persistence and discipline. It's a commitment, not a flag. You can't just pull it out and wave it about when it's convenient.
Author: Alexandra Fuller - English AuthorYou , Effort , Culture , Discipline
In retrospect, I have come to recognise just how astounding my mother was during our childhood. She kept a woodwork shop and made beautiful furniture, as well as raising the pair of us in a society dominated by men. There really is nothing like war to reveal the power of patriarchy, but she always retained her independence.
Author: Alexandra Fuller - English AuthorWar , Beautiful , Mother , Childhood
The most basic human impulse is toward entropy and laziness. The less we have to do to grow spiritually, the more likely we are to do it.
Author: Alexandra Fuller - English AuthorMore , Grow , Human , Laziness
I adore my family. I don't love their politics. I think they're wonderful parents. They were dreadful at parenting.
Author: Alexandra Fuller - English AuthorLove , Family , Politics , Parenting
Everyone says marriage is hard work, but they don't tell you that actually being yourself and respecting yourself is hard work.
Author: Alexandra Fuller - English AuthorYourself , Work , Marriage , Hard Work
I don't know if it's just my age or the climate or the high altitude or some of those old-cowboy values rubbing off on me, but I've grown slightly mellower living in Wyoming. I think if you ride into the West on a high horse, you pretty soon end up in a pile of manure.
Author: Alexandra Fuller - English AuthorYou , Me , Age , Ride
One of the things about being raised British in Africa is that you get this double whammy of toughness. The continent in place itself made you quite tough. And then you've got this British mother whose entire being rejects 'coddling' in case it makes you too soft. So there's absolutely nothing standing between you and a fairly rough experience.
Author: Alexandra Fuller - English AuthorYou , Experience , Tough , Mother
I love my mother so much, because I see the whole of her.
Author: Alexandra Fuller - English AuthorLove , See , Mother , Her
I always knew mum loved me - tough, look-after-yourself love, as if she knew she wouldn't always be there.
Author: Alexandra Fuller - English AuthorLove , Me , Tough , Loved
In ways I don't entirely have the words for, an experience, thought or a lesson isn't real for me until I've written down.
Author: Alexandra Fuller - English AuthorMe , Words , Experience , Down
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