Common ground Quote by Eileen Pollack

I write and teach creative nonfiction. I was a reporter.

— Eileen Pollack

“If you're making love to a man of God, then God must endorse your lovemaking.”

— Eileen Pollack

I was nearly as far behind in calculus as I was in physics. But I wasn't the only woman in the class, so I…

— Eileen Pollack

Many of my friends are scientists.

— Eileen Pollack

I miss my former teachers, John Hersey and James Alan McPherson. I would love to see either or both and ask what I could…

— Eileen Pollack

Figuring out why people who choose not to do something don't in fact do it is like attempting to interview the elves who live…

— Eileen Pollack

Judging the political climate in my state by walking around lefty Ann Arbor is like a polar bear judging global warming by staring at…

— Eileen Pollack

When I was in 7th grade, we were all given an exam. It was science and math, and the boys who did well were…

— Eileen Pollack

If you're a white male growing up in this society, you're constantly receiving encouragement to go on in science in the form of all…

— Eileen Pollack

I think women need to hear more encouragement in any field, because I see it - I teach creative writing. And even though it's…

— Eileen Pollack

My brother had been given a chemistry set for his bar mitzvah, but he wasn't interested in it. It was upstairs in the attic,…

— Eileen Pollack

Given that many girls are indoctrinated to believe that they should be feminine and modest about their abilities, as well as brought up to…

— Eileen Pollack