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she gave shape to his life, providing Lev with a foothold in the mossy overgrowth of his work and social position, which otherwise would have felt slippery.
“Books seem to find me when I’m ready for them, or else I abandon them.”
― My Autobiography of Carson McCullers: A Memoir
― My Autobiography of Carson McCullers: A Memoir
“Was it really possible that Americans would elect to the highest office in the land, to the most powerful position on earth, a person so manifestly unfit, so brazenly immoral and corrupt, a person who lied with every breath and was a complete incompetent to boot? Never had my neighbor’s faith in humanity been so shaken.”
― What Are You Going Through
― What Are You Going Through
“As I watched the sun come up on the horizon, I could clearly see the thickness of our atmosphere. What I saw during those few seconds really surprised me, because the atmosphere looked scarily thin! To think that this is the only thing that is keeping us alive made me an instant environmentalist. I guess I was always conscientious of our environment, but seeing the planet from that perspective made me realize how fragile our planet is and that we should be good stewards of our environment.”
― From Farmworker to Astronaut / De campesino a astronauta: My Path to the Stars / Mi viaje a las estrellas
― From Farmworker to Astronaut / De campesino a astronauta: My Path to the Stars / Mi viaje a las estrellas
“The only moral, meaningful course for a civilization facing its own end: To learn how to ask forgiveness and to atone in some tiny measure for the devastating harm we had done to our human family and to our fellow creatures and to the beautiful earth. To love and forgive one another as best we could. And to learn how to say goodbye.”
― What Are You Going Through
― What Are You Going Through
“everything in the world must have design or the human mind rejects it. But in addition it must have purpose or the human conscience shies away from it.”
― TRAVELS WITH CHARLEY, THE RED PONY, CANNERY ROW, TORTILLA FLAT
― TRAVELS WITH CHARLEY, THE RED PONY, CANNERY ROW, TORTILLA FLAT
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