William Armstrong is a great teacher. He speaks truthfullyabout the discipline required for learning, and about the pleasures oforder and system in acquiring knowledge. Any reader, of any age, will enjoythis book. — Jill Ker Conway Copy Share Image
“Her ideas were expressions of her inability to accept her own personal tragedy and her quest for some certainty on which she could rest a troubled spirit. Her her lack of education was a real handicap, because she had no… — Jill Ker Conway Copy Share Image
I had the total attention of both my parents, and was secure in the knowledge of being loved ... My memories of falling asleep… — Jill Ker Conway Copy Share Image
I learned that time manages the most painful partings for us. One has only to set the date, buy the ticket, and let the… — Jill Ker Conway Copy Share Image
“would place beside her in my mind’s eye the young competent woman, proud, courageous, and generous, I’d known as a child. I was living… — Jill Ker Conway Copy Share Image
“An adult life...is a slowly emerging design, with shifting components, occasional dramatic disruptions, and fresh creative arrangements.” — Jill Ker Conway Copy Share Image
William Armstrong is a great teacher. He speaks truthfullyabout the discipline required for learning, and about the pleasures oforder and system in acquiring knowledge.… — Jill Ker Conway Copy Share Image
“Her ideas were expressions of her inability to accept her own personal tragedy and her quest for some certainty on which she could rest… — Jill Ker Conway Copy Share Image
Why is autobiography the most popular form of fiction for modern readers? — Jill Ker Conway Copy Share Image
Some friendships in life sustain themselves only at a particular life stage, products of some mutual developmental problem to be resolved together, or of… — Jill Ker Conway Copy Share Image
You never know what you'll want to write until it starts writing itself in your head. — Jill Ker Conway Copy Share Image
