Barbara Grizzuti Harrison Quotes

A collection of quotes by Barbara Grizzuti Harrison.

Barbara Grizzuti Harrison (1934-2002) was an American journalist, writer, and educator. Born in Brooklyn, New York, she grew up in a working-class family and later earned a bachelor's degree from Barnard College. Harrison began her career in journalism during the 1960s, writing for publications such as The New Yorker, Vogue, and The New York Times Magazine.

Known for her insightful and thought-provoking writing, Harrison explored a wide range of topics throughout her career. She was particularly interested in religion and spirituality, and her book "Visions of Glory: A History and Memory of Jehovah's Witnesses" received critical acclaim for its in-depth analysis of the religious movement.

In addition to her journalistic work, Harrison authored several books, including "Unlearning the Lie: Sexism in School," an influential work that addressed gender bias in education. She also taught journalism at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.

Harrison's writing was marked by her vivid storytelling, intellectual rigor, and unflinching honesty. Her unique perspective and ability to uncover the deeper layers of human experience left a lasting impact on both her readers and the journalism industry as a whole. Barbara Grizzuti Harrison passed away in 2002, leaving behind a legacy of courageous and incisive writing.

Fantasies are more than substitutes for unpleasant reality;

Fantasies are more than substitutes for unpleasant reality; they are also dress rehearsals, plans. All acts performed in the world begin in the imagination.

Barbara Grizzuti Harrison


True revolutionaries are like God - they create the world in

True revolutionaries are like God - they create the world in their own image. Our awesome responsibility to ourselves, to our children, and to the future is to create ourselves in the image of goodness, because the future depends on the nobility of our imaginings.

Barbara Grizzuti Harrison


Our awesome responsibility to ourselves, to our children, an

Our awesome responsibility to ourselves, to our children, and to the future is to create ourselves in the image of goodness, because the future depends on the nobility of our imaginings.

Barbara Grizzuti Harrison

Future

True revolutionaries are like God -- they create the world i

True revolutionaries are like God -- they create the world in their own image. Our awesome responsibility to ourselves, to our children, and to the future is to create ourselves in the image of goodness, because the future depends on the nobility of our imaginings.

Barbara Grizzuti Harrison

Revolution

Women's propensity to share confidences is universal. We con

Women's propensity to share confidences is universal. We confirm our reality by sharing.

Barbara Grizzuti Harrison

Secrets

Kindness and intelligence don't always deliver us from the p

Kindness and intelligence don't always deliver us from the pitfalls and traps: there are always failures of love, of will, of imagination. There is no way to take the danger out of human relationships.

Barbara Grizzuti Harrison

Relationships

To offer the complexities of life as an excuse for not addre

To offer the complexities of life as an excuse for not addressing oneself to the simpler, more manageable (trivial) aspects of daily existence is a perversity often indulged in by artists, husbands, intellectuals -- and critics of the Women's Movement.

Barbara Grizzuti Harrison

Excuses

Fantasies are more than substitutes for unpleasant reality t

Fantasies are more than substitutes for unpleasant reality they are also dress rehearsals, plans. All acts performed in the world begin in the imagination.

Barbara Grizzuti Harrison

Imagination