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“The wold was full of us, the leftovers and the leavers, the bereaved and the broken.”
Joshilyn Jackson“The wold was full of us, the leftovers and the leavers, the bereaved and the broken.”
Joshilyn Jackson, The Opposite of Everyone“Bridget cried for the leavers and the left. For the people, like herself, grimly forsaking what few precious gifts they would ever get. She cried for Bailey, for Tibby, for the resolute clump of cells making headway in her uterus, and for Marly, her poor, sad mother, who'd missed everything.”
Ann Brashares, Sisterhood Everlasting“Do not conform to seek the seekers, but leave the leavers. Wisdom comes from facing what you do not yet understand.”
Shannon L. Alder“It's about businesses nervous about taking on school leavers because of a mass of red tape. It's about health and safety regulations and green fines.”
Nigel Farage“The premise of the Taker story is 'the world belongs to man'. … The premise of the Leaver story is 'man belongs to the world'.”
Daniel Quinn, Ishmael“I've taught fifth-year Christmas leavers last thing on a Friday afternoon. Basically, if you can face that you can face anything.”
Johann Lamont“My new life was unstable and unsure, but each new day was shot through with new possibility.”
Lisa Ko, The Leavers“No matter how tired I was, I always felt more awake when I walked.”
Lisa Ko, The Leavers“And every time the Takers stamp out a Leaver culture, a wisdom ultimately tested since the birth of mankind disappears from the world beyond recall.”
Daniel Quinn, Ishmael: An Adventure of the Mind and Spirit“We're in a situation where talented, motivated school leavers and graduates can send off a hundred CVs and not get a reply, and where a trip to the Job Centre is depressing rather than inspirational. And you know what, that just feels wrong.”
Jameela Jamil