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Rite of Passage
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"Rite of Passage" Quotes

A young girl navigates the challenges of a space academy and the complexities of adulthood in a coming-of-age science fiction novel.

Quotes

You've got to learn to do what you have to do.

Alexei Panshin

perseverance

We grow by doing, not by thinking about doing.

Alexei Panshin

growthaction

The mind is like a muscle. It can be developed and used, or it can atrophy and be wasted.

Alexei Panshin

mental strength

The only thing we have to fear is ourselves.

Alexei Panshin

fear

People who don't want to be part of a community are dangerous.

Alexei Panshin

communitydanger

The greatest strength is the ability not to use strength.

Alexei Panshin

strengthwisdom

Learning is not always a matter of hearing the truth, but of unlearning error.

Alexei Panshin

learningtruth

One cannot live one’s life in a state of perpetual fear or anxiety.

Alexei Panshin

fearanxiety

The most important thing is what you do in the world, not what the world does to you.

Alexei Panshin

self-empowerment

I would rather be wrong alone than right with the crowd.

Alexei Panshin

individuality