An email or text rarely carries as much interesting subjective reflection as a thoughtful nineteenth- or twentieth-century letter. When
“Third: Become an advocate. By which I mean, pick an issue that means a lot to you (immigration, mental health, clean water) and look for an organization that’s doing work on that issue. Join. Give them your email address. Go to the meetings. Become a foot soldier. You’d be surprised how quickly foot soldiers in these organizations can become”
― Al Franken, Giant of the Senate
― Al Franken, Giant of the Senate
“She couldn’t beat sense into a stone. Not even when it seemed fun to try.”
― Persepolis Rising
― Persepolis Rising
“empty”
― The Broken Kingdoms
― The Broken Kingdoms
“but wasn’t that the whole purpose of time? To spend it? Charlie liked having the currency to spend, even to waste, but he also felt lost and a bit freaked out by its abundance, as if he’d inherited something that wasn’t his.”
― Dream State
― Dream State
“lynchings between 1900 and the 1950s, to the murders during the civil rights movement, to killings that happen right now. This moment.”
― In the Country of Women
― In the Country of Women
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