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Growing up in the fifties, having to wear a dog tag, having to take shelter in a bomb shelter. That turned me toward the…

— Anne Waldman

Well to me growing, up I've had my own psychological war with my parents dying at such a young age. My mother was killed…

— Adam Beach

I would like to think that as a result of not just my own experiences, but at least being empathetic and compassionate about other…

— Terry McMillan

I think so much of my early life, even though I grew up White and middle class, I was completely shattered by the horrifically…

— Eve Ensler

My childhood gave me a very powerful sense of being spooked. I didn't know whether what I was seeing were sensory images of other…

— Hilary Mantel

At the time it seemed like a natural development of my interest in what was going on around me in society.

— Helen Garner

My personal beliefs were shaped more by experience and by watching the news when I was young: images of angelic-looking college students in Mississippi…

— James Vance

I always remember my childhood as traumatic, for various reasons; I always felt alienated, outside.

— Kate Zambreno

All my life, to this day, the memory of my childhood remains grim and incoherent. If I close my eyes and think back, I…

— Burgess Meredith

I saw a lot of drugs and strange things when I was younger, but I also think it was a positive experience because I…

— Tamaryn

Growing up I was able to be exposed to different things which creates who I am today.

— Quincy Brown

Growing up, I looked to people who had the same issues as me and were still living great lives.

— Molly Tarlov