Quote by Chaim Potok
All of us grow up in particular realities - a home, family, a clan

All of us grow up in particular realities – a home, family, a clan, a small town, a neighborhood. Depending upon how were brought up, we are either deeply aware of the particular reading of reality into which we are born, or we are peripherally aware of it. – Chaim Potok

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A book is sent out into the world, and there is no way of fully anticipating the responses it will elicit. Consider the responses called forth by the Bible, Homer, Shakespeare – let alone contemporary poetry or a modern novel. – Chaim Potok

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And these two elements are at odds with one another because Freud is utterly adversary to almost all the ways of structuring the human experience found in Western religions. No Western religion can countenance Freuds view of man. – Chaim Potok

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But today we become aware of other readings of the human experience very quickly because of the media and the speed with which people travel the planet. – Chaim Potok

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I would rather start a family than finish one. – Don Marquis

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In a big family the first child is kind of like the first pancake. If its not perfect, thats okay, there are a lot more coming along. – Antonin Scalia

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If you ever start feeling like you have the goofiest, craziest, most dysfunctional family in the world, all you have to do is go to a state fair. Because five minutes at the fair, youll be going, you know, were alright. We are dang near royalty. – Jeff Foxworthy

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We fight a lot, you know, but thats family. We may be dysfunctional but were still family. – Star Jones

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