4 Quotes & Sayings By Portia Nelson

Portia Nelson is the full-time Literary Manager for Portia Nelson Literary Management. She has an MFA in Creative Writing from Columbia University. She has also completed the Advanced Certificate in Librarianship at Columbia University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, and the Certificate in Advanced Management of Scholarly Collections at Columbia University's International Center for Library Studies. She is also a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) volunteer for children in foster care Read more

She lives in Brooklyn, NY.

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Chapter One of My Life. I walk down the street. There's a deep hole in the sidewalk. I fall in. I am lost. I am helpless. It isn't my fault. It still takes forever to find a way out. Chapter Two. I walk down the same street. There's a deep hole in the sidewalk. I pretend I don't see it. I fall in again. I can't believe I'm in the same place! But it isn't my fault. And it still takes a long time to get out. Chapter Three. I walk down the same street. There's a deep hole in the sidewalk. I see it there. I still fall in. It's a habit! My eyes are open. I know where I am. It is my fault. I get out immediately. Chapter Four. I walk down the same street. There's a deep hole in the sidewalk. I walk around it. Chapter Five. I walk down a different street. Portia Nelson
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Any day of the week I would choose to be "out" with others and in touch with myself... then to be "in" with others and out of touch with myself. Portia Nelson
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I am astounded at how long it takes to discover... for the first time, the things I have learned... over and over again all my life. Portia Nelson