“The world was beautiful. It surprised me, how beautiful it kept on insisting on being. In spite of all the lies, it was beautiful.”
― Louisiana's Way Home
― Louisiana's Way Home
“If you’re going to care about the fall of the sparrow you can’t pick and choose who’s going to be the sparrow. It’s everybody, and you’re stuck with it.”
― The Arm of the Starfish
― The Arm of the Starfish
“If you accept any position of authority you have to know when to break or circumvent a rule. It’s the knowing when that’s important.”
― The Arm of the Starfish
― The Arm of the Starfish
“Because that is what it means to be alive, on this infinitesimally spinning planet. It means you have cares. Doesn't it?”
― Louisiana's Way Home
― Louisiana's Way Home
“Perhaps what matters when all is said and done is not who puts us down but who picks us up.”
― Louisiana's Way Home
― Louisiana's Way Home
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