The spark that can't start a prairie fire is still worth dedicating to

Leif 2022-04-22 07:01:31

This "Mona Lisa Smile", like "Dead Poets Society"/"Spring Breeze", became my encouraging film when I was depressed.

The change of educational purpose lies in people's enlightenment, not in following the rules. It's about someone breaking the shackles and getting everyone to believe they have other possibilities.

Even if the students did not live their lives as expected in the end, the seeds they planted may germinate in the later years of their lives, a generation, or even a few generations later.

I believe in the power of enlightenment. Just like the flourishing humanistic splendor after the end of the Middle Ages - the uniqueness of people is always to be released.

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Mona Lisa Smile quotes

  • Bill Dunbar: [to Katherine] You didn't come to Wellesley to help people find their way. You came to Wellesley to help people find *your* way.

  • Betty Warren: Miss Watson, can you help me get in touch with that friend of yours in Greenwich Village?

    Mrs. Warren: Oh, what do you need in Greenwich Village?

    Betty Warren: An apartment. I filed for a divorce this morning. And since we know I'm not welcome in your house. You remember Giselle Levy? What did you call her? "A New York Kike", that's it. Well, we're going to be room mates.