Mem Fox Quotes

Mem Fox — Australian Writer born on March 05, 1946,

Mem Fox, AM is an Australian writer of children's books and an educationalist specialising in literacy. Fox is semi-retired and lives in Adelaide... (wikipedia)

You experience other cultures to give you a kind of shock that makes you look at your own culture. You appreciate it more as a result of being out of it, but you also realise there are some things lacking in your culture.

I think sometimes we rush through countries, ticking off the attractions, but that's missing the point.

I don't know why some people have children at all if they know that they can only take a few weeks off work.

You're not lonely when you're teaching, you're not quiet, you're laughing most of the time, you're having a wonderful time interacting with young people. It's the best fun in the world.

Babies have much higher levels of stress in childcare.

Mem Fox Quotes

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