Marcia

“Makes me laugh because it is true. I have noticed that quite a lot of times. True things are funny. (p190)”
― Leslie Connor, The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle

“Regarding Girl Scout Camp survival skills: "For instance, if I see a snake, I should stand still or walk backwards slowly, never run. I am one hundred percent sure I will not do that. But now, while running as fast as I can, I will be thinking, I shouldn't be running.”
― Firoozeh Dumas, It Ain't So Awful, Falafel

“Fear had to be handled with care, managed so it became a tool, not a weight.”
― Jacqueline Winspear, The Consequences of Fear

“My Dad says that people like that {ignorant about other countries and cultures} are not truly horrible; they just need a geography class, a passport, and a few foreign friends.”
― Firoozeh Dumas, It Ain't So Awful, Falafel