50 Quotes by Pat Murphy

The men in the nearby village fear us, thinking we are witches. Women who live without men – especially old women who grow herbs, heal the sick, and befriend wild animals – are always suspect.

Each culture defines its own idiosyncracies and then forgets that it has done so.

But when you write something down, you have to think it all the way through. Sometimes, I’m not even sure how I feel about something until I write a story about it. I figure it out while I’m writing the story.

Popularity is not the mark of a properly rigorous academic work.

What do you do when you are falling? Do you reach out and try to grab for support? If you aren’t careful, you will pull others down with you. Unless you are very careful.