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“Disney will never make a movie about my life story, and that's a shame--I'd make a really cute animated creature.”
― A Queer and Pleasant Danger: The True Story of a Nice Jewish Boy Who Joins the Church of Scientology and Leaves Twelve Years Later to Become the Lovely Lady She is Today
― A Queer and Pleasant Danger: The True Story of a Nice Jewish Boy Who Joins the Church of Scientology and Leaves Twelve Years Later to Become the Lovely Lady She is Today
“A man could shoot thirty ducks if it pleased him, and then shoot thirty more the next day, and it was perfectly legal. His hunting partner was likely to be the county sheriff.”
― Mr. Hornaday's War: How a Peculiar Victorian Zookeeper Waged a Lonely Crusade for Wildlife That Changed the World
― Mr. Hornaday's War: How a Peculiar Victorian Zookeeper Waged a Lonely Crusade for Wildlife That Changed the World
“The world is exploding in emerald, sage, and lusty chartreuse - neon green with so much yellow in it. It is an explosive green that, if one could watch it moment by moment throughout the day, would grow in every dimension.”
― Early Spring: An Ecologist and Her Children Wake to a Warming World
― Early Spring: An Ecologist and Her Children Wake to a Warming World
“We all inherit damage from the past. We spread it like a virus and don't generally think about it.”
― Gather at the Table: The Healing Journey of a Daughter of Slavery and a Son of the Slave Trade
― Gather at the Table: The Healing Journey of a Daughter of Slavery and a Son of the Slave Trade
“When asked what gave her the strength and commitment to refuse segregation, (Rosa) Parks credited her mother and grandfather "for giving me the spirit of freedom... that I should not feel because of my race or color, inferior to any person. That I should do my very best to be a respectable person, to respect myself, to expect respect from others.”
― The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks
― The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks
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