The Heaviness of Knowing Quotes

“She was angry that, again, people were making up stories about her. She had never done anything to her coworkers. She kept to herself and did her work. And she was courteous. She said hello and signed cards and chipped in for group gifts. She just didn’t have much in common with the other people she worked with and therefore didn’t force herself to be friends with any of them. It never ceased to amaze her at how, if you didn’t try to be part of “the group,” then “the group” would decide you were the enemy and attack. These”
― Sharolyn G. Brown, The Heaviness of Knowing

“Yes, I know how to conform, she replied, fearing that conformity would no longer be enough to save her.”
― Sharolyn G. Brown, The Heaviness of Knowing

“She was always left out of group social activities, but she was thought of as “not being a team player.” How can you be a team player if no one on the team wants to play with you? Lauren”
― Sharolyn G. Brown, The Heaviness of Knowing

“Everything on Trebor revolved around their caste system. Children were created in birth pods of thirty beings. Once gestated, you were trained and educated together until the age of ten annums. At ten, each child began a series of aptitude tests to determine his or her caste designation. Travelers were identified first, and then the remaining children were sorted into Helpers and Laborers. Membership in the higher groups, the Talented and Honored and The Keepers’ Representatives, could only be earned through ascension. Ascension was a gift bestowed on the obedient by their gods, The Keepers. And assemblies such as Glorious Session were just one of the many ways obedience was reinforced. Attending”
― Sharolyn G. Brown, The Heaviness of Knowing