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“We're boys. That's what we're supposed to do.”
― This Town Sleeps: A Novel
― This Town Sleeps: A Novel
“He's a black man in this world," Major has scolded me. "You got him used to sweetness when life gon' be tart.”
― The Revisioners
― The Revisioners
“In planting trees, aim to perpetuate an ecosystem, not a plantation.”
― Trees in Trouble: Wildfires, Infestations, and Climate Change
― Trees in Trouble: Wildfires, Infestations, and Climate Change
“Never mind that she’s been hearing this soliloquy from strangers since she was born, in the Year of the Fire Horse, twin sixes after the nineteen. Never mind the order of questions invariably changes even if the questions themselves do not: 'How long have y’all lived here? Do you even speak English? Oh, well. Your English is so good. Bless your heart, you must miss your people. You stick out like a raisin in a big bowl of oatmeal. Is it true that you worship cows? . . . Have you even heard of the Bible? Don’t get all uppity on me, don’t turn away. I know you think you don’t have to listen. But this is my country. You do. When are y’all heading back? Y’all best be getting back to where you came from, you hear? No need to overstay your welcome.”
― The Atlas of Reds and Blues
― The Atlas of Reds and Blues
“It enumerates six planks, six varied spheres of activity--one economic, one regultory, one militant, one educational, one inspirational, one sweet Kumbaya--for putting our fractured Humpty Dumpty of a society back together again.
And so we must. And so we shall.”
― American Manifesto: Saving Democracy From Villains, Vandals, and Ourselves
And so we must. And so we shall.”
― American Manifesto: Saving Democracy From Villains, Vandals, and Ourselves
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