“Sisters don’t always get along as good as they should. And if they’re mad about something, they can be lots meaner to each other than brothers would.“Sisters don’t always get along as good as they should. And if they’re mad about something, they can be lots meaner to each other than brothers would.” ...more
"Because of their sacrifice, she had been given the gift of citizenship, a permanent status she had done nothing to earn. They had worked like dogs in"Because of their sacrifice, she had been given the gift of citizenship, a permanent status she had done nothing to earn. They had worked like dogs in a country they were proud of, with the dream of one day belonging. How, exactly, would their removal benefit this great nation of immigrants? It made no sense and seemed unjustly cruel.” ...more
“Those years, in the retelling, always sounded golden, like they could never be matched or recaptured.” “And maybe, just maybe, this summer will end u“Those years, in the retelling, always sounded golden, like they could never be matched or recaptured.” “And maybe, just maybe, this summer will end up being one that people write songs about.” ...more
“I thought I appreciated every moment, but sitting here in the cold, I know I took it all for granted. And how could I not? Until everything topples, “I thought I appreciated every moment, but sitting here in the cold, I know I took it all for granted. And how could I not? Until everything topples, we have no idea what we actually have, how precariously and perfectly it all hangs together.“ ...more
“What matters in life is not what happens to you but what you remember and how you remember it.” “So many good times. What a shock it is to realize we“What matters in life is not what happens to you but what you remember and how you remember it.” “So many good times. What a shock it is to realize we were living in a ‘time’, like ‘after the war’ or ‘during the depression .’ It had just been ‘now’ to us. It felt like everyone, and everything would always be like that.” “It’s only now that can’t be any different; the past can be anything you want!” ...more
“As I see it, people who experience equal amounts of sadness and happiness in their lives must be incredibly blessed. Some people lead a painful life “As I see it, people who experience equal amounts of sadness and happiness in their lives must be incredibly blessed. Some people lead a painful life full of nothing but sorrow, I should know.”...more
"We can live each day trusting that the God who met us in the past will once again greet us with arms wide open in the future." "Live eyes wide open t"We can live each day trusting that the God who met us in the past will once again greet us with arms wide open in the future." "Live eyes wide open to Wonder. ...more
“Books are the mile markers of my life. Some people have family photos or home movies to record their past. I’ve got books. Characters. For as long as“Books are the mile markers of my life. Some people have family photos or home movies to record their past. I’ve got books. Characters. For as long as I can remember, books have been my safe place.” ...more
“Do you know people cry on airplanes more than anywhere else?” . . . “on a plane, you’re often alone. Or your stressed. Or you’ve just had some meanin“Do you know people cry on airplanes more than anywhere else?” . . . “on a plane, you’re often alone. Or your stressed. Or you’ve just had some meaningful experience. Movies and books will really get to you at thirty-five thousand feet.”...more
“Let’s learn from the wisdom of every mother and father all over the world who teach their daughters that there is no limit on how big she can dream a“Let’s learn from the wisdom of every mother and father all over the world who teach their daughters that there is no limit on how big she can dream and how much she can achieve. This truly is the unfinished business of the twenty-first century.” ...more
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