तारा वेस्टोवर

Quotes

• “The irony was that if Dad was bipolar—or had any of a dozen disorders that might explain his behavior—the same paranoia that was a symptom of the illness would prevent its ever being diagnosed and treated. No one would ever know.”
• “The seed of curiosity had been planted; it needed nothing more than time and boredom to grow.”
• “The skill I was learning was a crucial one, the patience to read things I could not yet understand.”
• “I don’t know how long I sat there reading about it, but at some point I’d read enough. I leaned back and stared at the ceiling. I suppose I was in shock, but whether it was the shock of learning about something horrific, or the shock of learning about my own ignorance, I’m not sure.”
• “Suspended between fear of the past and fear of the future, I recorded the dream in my journal. Then, without any explanation, as if the connection between the two were obvious, I wrote, I don’t understand why I wasn’t allowed to get a decent education as a child.”
• “By the end of it, I had finally begun to grasp something that should have been immediately apparent: that someone had opposed the great march toward equality; someone had been the person from whom freedom had to be wrested.”

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Key facts

Born

( 1986-09-27 ) September 27, 1986 (age 39) , Clifton, Idaho , U.S.

Occupation

Historian writer

Language

English

Alma mater

Brigham Young University ( BA ) University of Cambridge ( MA , PhD )

Notable works

Educated

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Wikidata facts

Official website

tarawestover.com

Image

Tara Westover receives the National Humanities Medal on March 21, 2023, in the East Room of the White House - P20230321ES-0780 (cropped).jpg

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