Being a foreigner is not a disease. Alden Nowlan More Quotes by Alden Nowlan More Quotes From Alden Nowlan The day the child realizes that all adults are imperfect, he becomes an adolescent; the day he forgives them, he becomes an adult; the day he forgives himself, he becomes wise. Alden Nowlan forgiveness wise inspirational Growing up is never straight forward. Alden Nowlan growing-up knowing memories Offhand, the only North American writers I can think of who have come from a background of rural poverty and gone on to write about it have been Negroes. Alden Nowlan gone writing thinking My country has no history, only a past. Alden Nowlan country history past