"I suspected, however, that I wasn't homesick for……" — Alice Steinbach
"I suspected, however, that I wasn't homesick for anything I would find at home when I returned. The longing was for what I wouldn't find: the past and all the people and places there were lost to me."
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Alice Steinbach
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12 Quotes by Alice Steinbach
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I suppose that, after the passion of love, water rights have caused more trouble than anything else to the human…
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Mother loved the wind. When I was growing up, she would recite this poem to me. Who has seen the…
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And who's to say that just because something lasts only a short time, it has little value?
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A letter is always better than a phone call. People write things in letters they would never say in person.…
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Women would be better off when they no longer needed men more than they needed their own independent identities...How long…
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Freedom has its dangers as well as its joys. And the sooner we learn to get up after a fall,…
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I'm a woman in search on an adventure
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It is one of the strongest bonds, I think, that can spring up between people: sharing a passion for certain…
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What is the purpose of memory? Is it a trick to make sure we don't forget who we are by…
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The fun-seekers, I noted, were spontaneous and flexible. They approached each day and each situation with a willingness to ride…
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Going back to school is like going back in time. Immediately, for better or for worse, you must give up…
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