Leslie Rawls

“I do not know if God will reveal Him, Her, or Itself to me as a craggy old African man with a long white beard, or a mature, Rubenesque woman barely concealed by clouds, or as some kind of mollusk.”
― Scott Simon, Unforgettable: A Son, a Mother, and the Lessons of a Lifetime

“A classy guy had manners. He said please and thank you, Mr. and Miss, and held open doors. Classy guys picked up checks. They left good tips. They dressed with respect. They kept their word. They sent flowers. They apologized personally. They tried to be kind and courteous, even if they sometimes had to be firm, and their best jokes were about themselves. My mother’s friends”
― Scott Simon, Unforgettable: A Son, a Mother, and the Lessons of a Lifetime

“ICU seems to be staffed by good, smart young docs who think they know everything, and wise RN’s who really do.”
― Scott Simon, Unforgettable: A Son, a Mother, and the Lessons of a Lifetime

“Consider Norbert Mayer’s poem Just now A rock took fright When it saw me It escaped By playing dead”
― Stephen Harrod Buhner, The Lost Language of Plants: The Ecological Importance of Plant Medicine to Life on Earth