“She looked around the room then, and her eyes got misty, and she said we kids oughta remember there was a time when some folks had it a lot harder than others. I couldn’t see how things were so different now.”
― Dandelion Summer
― Dandelion Summer
“the past travels with you. It’s whether you run from it or learn from it that makes all the difference.”
― The Book of Lost Friends
― The Book of Lost Friends
“I wished it were that simple... just read a map and suddenly we would know where we were meant to end up and how to get there. But growing up is never that easy, no matter what age you are.”
― Tending Roses
― Tending Roses
“healthy and democratic process. If one cannot make one’s point without yelling, name-calling, or insulting others, one should develop a stronger argument before speaking further.”
― The Book of Lost Friends
― The Book of Lost Friends
“I’ve finally come to fully understand that you can’t fix another person. You can’t fix the past. You can only change your way of reacting to it. You have to wait for other people to fix themselves.”
― Sisters
― Sisters
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