Polarity in Motion Quotes

“Mom knows that BPD can cause her to see people as perfect or evil. She named me Polarity, spanning positive and negative, to remind her that I'm not one or the other.” ... “She wanted to be sure that she never judged me the way that borderlines tend to do.”
― Brenda Vicars, Polarity in Motion

“ Even though the aquarium divider is gone, the mollies act as if the barrier is still there. Are we like mollies, stuck in the world we’re used to? ”
― Brenda Vicars, Polarity in Motion

“Visible barriers unseen by choice,
Trip and trap innocents who have no voice.
Why choose not to see clear inequity?”
― Brenda Vicars, Polarity in Motion

“Tilly and I stood, and she wrapped her arms around my waist and laid her head against my shoulder. Her soft little hands patted my back. The embrace was beyond her usual good-bye, and it filled me with awe at her intuitive ability to tune into my emotions. She couldn’t read or do math or work through technical processes like most people her age, but she was always on the pulse-beat of the deep-down real things.”
― Brenda Vicars, Polarity in Motion

“Ethan put his hands on either side of my face and looked into my eyes. “Are you okay?”
“Yes, I am.”
“What are you thinking?” he asked as he lowered his hands from my face.
“The truth was there all along, and I didn’t see it.”
― Brenda Vicars, Polarity in Motion

“ How much easier to be the victim here and not the one who did the crime! ”
― Brenda Vicars, Polarity in Motion

“Sooner or later, the borderline curtain would again cover the mother I love and blind her to my and Dad’s feelings. But right now, in this moment, we were happy.”
― Brenda Vicars, Polarity in Motion

“I tore the curtain down and roared, “I see inequity.”
But countless veils, shifting and sheer, deftly blinded me.
So I, pumped with pride, still failed to see the way I see.
Veils, unseen and unnamed,
Will unremoved remain.”
― Brenda Vicars, Polarity in Motion

“We, the privileged majority, talk about equality until it comes to our family having to give up something”
― Brenda Vicars, Polarity in Motion

“ Biology - Polarity of silver lining – review of positive/negative (254) elements
English - Poetry, Emily Dickinson, (6444) color themes: orange, apple red
History - appeal processes (908), new information
Geometry - segment division provided 2546444908
Assignments due October 30, response required. ”
― Brenda Vicars, Polarity in Motion

“The receptionist, a gray-haired lady with thick glasses at the front counter of the office, read over my transcript. Her eyebrows shot up above her brown frames. With her eyes riveted on me, she cleared her throat and blasted as if on a megaphone. “Your former school is Beauty.” ...
Mum blasted right back at her,” You are an excellent reader. Congratulations.”
― Brenda Vicars, Polarity in Motion

“We’re not leaving our daughter in that place.”
― Brenda Vicars, Polarity in Motion

“ Bam! The whole truck rocked from Dad slamming his door. A few fast steps with his long legs put him next to Mom. The boys’ demeanor flipped from chill to tense. Their sneers vanished, and the strutting stopped.”
― Brenda Vicars, Polarity in Motion

“Mesmerized with the video, I realized that the truth had been there all along. I’d known the girls had jerked the curtain. I’d known that anyone at any time could take a picture. But I could never see myself doing that wacky pose. So, instead of trying to figure out logically how it happened, I resisted believing it actually happened.”
― Brenda Vicars, Polarity in Motion

“Why did you do it, Tracey?”
“To help you.”
― Brenda Vicars, Polarity in Motion

“Mom, have you ever thought you might like to try living in San Antonia a while?” Uh-oh, did I cross a line?
… She gave a happy giggle. “Well, I hadn’t thought about that before. Might be fun.”
― Brenda Vicars, Polarity in Motion

“If you have to go to Beauty” – I glanced at the two woman, leaned forward as if to tell Tracey a secret, and whispered – “it’s not so bad.”
― Brenda Vicars, Polarity in Motion

“I started to stand, but I neeed to say more to Tracey. “Tracey, I apologize again for calling you ‘Arvey’ all that time.”
Her whole body, already still, stiffened.
“I wouldn’t have done it if I had known your real name.”
One hand slipped up under her hair, as if swiping a tear.
“I hope you never do anything like the picture again because it caused a lot of trouble, but there’s something important I want you to know.”
She slowly raised her head and faxed me with damp, red eyes.
Memory took me back to that night Grandma explained why she was so happy in spite of the horrors she had survived. I wanted to do what Grandma had done – leave the bad times behind so I could enjoy the good times. I wanted to close the door on this whole drama.
“Tracey, I forgive you.”
― Brenda Vicars, Polarity in Motion

“If you ruin your good times thinking about the bad times, you’ll never really have good times.” “You”
― Brenda Vicars, Polarity in Motion