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  • #1
    “Serving” is assisting your fellow man, the how-to, practical way to thrust your life into the spiritual wall to make the
tunnel bigger. Will God suddenly appear? Does
washing stacks of pots and pans bring salvation?
    Can pulling weeds reclaim your brain? Will mopping the floor make you equal to the richest of men?”
    Tom Hillman, Digging for God

  • #2
    Gabriel F.W. Koch
    “A ray of sunlight poked through the mass of angry clouds.”
    Gabriel F.W. Koch, Steel Blood

  • #3
    Michael G. Kramer
    “Adrian blew his whistle and shouted, “Attack and put too death all those who oppose the fatherland!”
    Michael G. Kramer, His Forefathers and Mick

  • #4
    “I knew exactly what kind of effort I was going to need to get where I wanted to go.”
    Vernon Davis

  • #5
    “The Jews hated us, and the Arabs despised their once allies. We'd walked away and left the country at war.”
    Murray Bailey, The Prisoner of Acre

  • #6
    Ellen J. Lewinberg
    “Joey was surprised that plants could be used to clean water. Then, he had a funny thought. He imagined a dandelion standing at a sink while it washed Water just like his parents when they washed the dishes. He started to laugh.”
    Ellen J. Lewinberg, Joey and His Friend Water

  • #7
    Alyssa Hall
    “I call my accent Frenglian. A wee bit of French mixed with English and Sicilian." She emitted a small chuckle at her new made-up word.”
    Alyssa Hall, And Then I Heard the Quiet

  • #8
    Author Harold Phifer
    “Regardless, they were as lovely as two bouquets of red roses
    Still, I remembered those hidden thorns! As a kid, they delivered a double dose of whip-ass that put more knots on my head than bumps on a toad frog. Yes, I had residual wounds and a set of T-shirts from those run-ins. The wrong wordor a misguided flirt could’ve restarted a continuum on my skull.
    Mary and Martha were Boss Chicks when I entered first grade. Jerry gave me big brotherly advice on how to greet beautiful girls. His Game: “Make eye contact, give off a big smile, and then tilt your cap.” Got it! I was down for a double fantasy. Well, as I approached the sisters and made the “Big Move,” unfortunately they delivered a few shots and a couple of jolts respectively to mycranium that rung every bell I had. Apparently, they didn’t like boys hitting on them at that stage of their youth. So, I learned to stay in my lane and never take any more tips from Jerry.”
    Harold Phifer, My Bully, My Aunt, & Her Final Gift

  • #9
    C. Toni Graham
    “Giving birth does not make you a mother. Being there daily in good times and bad to provide, care, comfort, teach, sing, feed, clothe, encourage, discipline, clean, hug, pray, listen, cry, experience, protect, kiss, read, advocate, bandage, educate, coach, cheer, laugh, play and love unconditionally...well, that's a mother.”
    C. Toni Graham

  • #10
    Lotchie Burton
    “He reached for one of her fidgeting hands, grasping hold. Her eyes met his then faltered, lowered and grazed over his damaged skin. Her gaze burning nearly as deep as the wounds.”
    Lotchie Burton, Gabriel's Fire

  • #11
    Ayaan Hirsi Ali
    “When I lived in Holland, I would try to make myself physically shrink when Somali or other African men sat next to me on the train. They behaved in a proprietary manner, as though I were theirs to be subjected to lewd comments. Now I see that it is not just Somali girls editing themselves out of city streets. European women, too, are facing increased rates of sexual violence and harassment on public transit and are adopting coping mechanisms similar to those used by women in Africa and the Middle East.”
    Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Prey: Immigration, Islam, and the Erosion of Women's Rights

  • #12
    Mildred D. Taylor
    “There are things you can’t back down on, things you gotta take a stand on. But it’s up to you to decide what them things are.”
    Mildred D. Taylor, Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

  • #13
    Victoria Dougherty
    “his throat, but his voice remained”
    Victoria Dougherty, The Bone Church

  • #14
    Koushun Takami
    “Furthermore--though it was quite irrelevant now--he had no idea his killer, Kazuo Kiriyama, had, in his mansion that was much larger than Toshinori's home in Shiroiwa-cho, mastered the violin at a level far superior to Toshinori's a long time ago--and then tossed his violin into the trash.”
    Koushun Takami, Battle Royale

  • #15
    Aimee Cabo Nikolov
    “#metooasachild”
    Aimee Cabo Nikolov, Love is the Answer, God is the Cure: A True Story of Abuse, Betrayal and Unconditional Love



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