Quote by Mary Pipher

“All five hundred boys want to go out with the same ten anorexic girls." She said, "I'm a good musician, but not many guys are looking for a girl that plays great Bach preludes.” quote by Mary Pipher — Download Open image

““All five hundred boys want to go out with the same ten anorexic girls." She said, "I'm a good musician, but not many guys are looking for a girl that plays great Bach preludes.””

Mary Pipher

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.7 out of 5 (9 ratings)

More by Mary Pipher

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

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

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

Image

“It's virtually impossible in America to be heavy and feel good about oneself.”

Mary Pipher

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

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

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

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

Image

“Young men need to be socialized in such a way that rape is as unthinkable to them as cannibalism.”

Mary Pipher

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