True freedom has more to do with following the North Star than going whichever way the wind blows. Sometimes it seems like freedom is blowing with the winds of the day, but that kind of freedom is really an illusion.… — Mary Pipher Copy Share Image
Teenage girls are extremists who see the world in black-and- white terms, missing shades of gray. Life is either marvelous or notworth living. School… — Mary Pipher Copy Share Image
We live in a world filled with language. Language imparts identity, meaning, and perspective to our human community. Writers are either polluters or part… — Mary Pipher Copy Share Image
“Finally I teach the joys of altruism. Many adolescent girls are self-absorbed. It's not a character flaw, it's a developmental stage. Nonetheless, in makes… — Mary Pipher Copy Share Image
“It's virtually impossible in America to be heavy and feel good about oneself.” — Mary Pipher Copy Share Image
I think history is inextricably linked to identity. If you don't know your history, if you don't know your family, who are you? — Mary Pipher Copy Share Image
If there's a therapist who wants a writing project, I think there's a need for a book about how the culture affects the mental… — Mary Pipher Copy Share Image
We tend to value military heroes and Schwarzenegger types who are physically courageous. The heroics of doing the right thing every day even when… — Mary Pipher Copy Share Image
People come here penniless but not cultureless. They bring us gifts. We can synthesize the best of our traditions with the best of theirs.… — Mary Pipher Copy Share Image
“Young men need to be socialized in such a way that rape is as unthinkable to them as cannibalism.” — Mary Pipher Copy Share Image
Something dramatic happens to girls in early adolescence. Just as planes and ships disappear mysteriously into the Bermuda Triangle, so do the selves of… — Mary Pipher Copy Share Image
Adolescence is when girls experience social pressure to put aside their authentic selves and to display only a small portion of their gifts. — Mary Pipher Copy Share Image
Therapy isn't Radio.We don't need to constantly fill the air with sounds. Sometimes, when its quite, surprising things happen. — Mary Pipher Copy Share Image
“The battle for popularity is won, but the war for respect as a whole person is lost.” — Mary Pipher Copy Share Image
Real friends require honesty, openness, and even vulnerability. They also require attention and simple acts of kindness. — Mary Pipher Copy Share Image
I think anorexia is a metaphor. It is a young woman's statement that she will become what the culture asks of its women, which… — Mary Pipher Copy Share Image
