Generalized Quotes

Lines that question what happens when one rule is stretched over everyone.

These Generalized quotes range from a critic's wary take on loving people only when it's safe, to a writer's blunt diagnosis of generalized mediocrity in a stalled intellectual scene. The thread connects to Behavior quotes as much as ideas.


Several lines here push back on generalized rules, especially around raising children, insisting every case is different underneath. Pair this collection with Always quotes for more on absolute claims and their limits.