21 Quotes by Heather Rose

You have to be able to compensate for the men. You have to compensate them with competition and scholarships to make sure they stay.

I am very proud of our kids. They never gave up.

Be faithful to that which exists within yourself.

Even after all this time, the sun never says, ‘You owe me.’ Look what happens with a love like that. It lights the whole world.

Life beats down and crushes the soul, and art reminds you that you have one. Stella Adler.

Art will wake you up. Art will break your heart. There will be glorious days. If you want eternity, you must be fearless.

The woman in red was surrounded by the crowd and she was alone. It was utterly public but intensely private.

Art creates a certain familiarity with loneliness. And possibly with pain. Physical, mental, it doesn’t really matter. It’s all a catalyst. I don’t like to admit that because it’s depressing, but in truth pain is the stone that art sharpens itself on time after time.

There ought to be a name for the kind of overwhelm that happens when you realise there are too many things to fight. If it’s not environment, then it’s human rights. If it’s not human rights, it’s women’s rights. Law and order. Gun control. Invasive species. Water pollution. Tax reform. Refugee policy. Education. Health care. The list is endless.