Deb Larson

“On April 8, 2016, Samantha and Gianna had been home a little more than four months. They were just beginning to get reacquainted with their family and community when ABC’s 20/20 first aired its episode “Footprints in the Snow.”
― Michael Brodkorb, The Girls Are Gone

“Most people don’t want to leave home. They don’t want to leave their grandmother, their church, their friends, their language. And when they do, it is usually for one of two reasons: they fear for their lives, or they can’t make a living. Much of that region is rural, and farmers are increasingly hit by climate events such as floods and droughts. If you can no longer grow food where you are, and if there’s no other livelihood, you will leave, because there’s simply no choice. Corruption and gangs thrive when there are limited resources.”
― Kamala Harris, 107 Days

“Peter was, simply, what a person would look like if you boiled down the most raw emotions and filtered them of any social contract. If you hurt, cry. If you rage, strike out.”
― Jodi Picoult, Nineteen Minutes

“It calms my nerves and helps me get to sleep. Taking it is just temporary. I know what I’m doing.”
― Wally Lamb, The River Is Waiting