5 Quotes & Sayings By Rosemary Mahoney

Rosemary Mahoney is the author of "The Secret Lives of Women," "My Heart's in the Highlands," and "Haunting"--a finalist for the Betty Trask Award for outstanding contribution to Newfoundland and Labrador. Her most recent novel, "Secret Lives of Women," was a finalist for the Atlantic Independent Booksellers Award. Mahoney is a native of Prince Edward Island and has lived in Newfoundland and Labrador since 1972. She teaches writing at Memorial University's School of Continuing Studies.

The heart of their [Walsingham Witnesses] religion seemed to lie...
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The heart of their [Walsingham Witnesses] religion seemed to lie in disproving the religion of others. Rosemary Mahoney
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We always think, 'Well, for a person who's blind, it must be an amazing, joyful miracle if by some chance their sight is restored to them.' Now, this may be true for blind people who lost their vision at a later age. It's rarely true for people who were born blind or who go blind at a very young age. Rosemary Mahoney
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Aversion toward the blind exists for the same reason that most prejudices exist: lack of knowledge. Ignorance is a powerful generator of fear. And fear slides easily into aggression and contempt. Rosemary Mahoney