Status Updates From Once Upon a Chariot

"I think Shirley Temple is an angel, and I've always aspired to be like her. However, mother said that although I can sing and dance as well as Shirley, she wouldn't allow me to be a movie star; I'm already too self-centered." (p. 70)

"Mom believes that every crack in one's soul can be patched up with a book."

With each stroke of my legs, I release emotional pain. Pushing against injustice, massaging my grieving soul, my screams exit my toes and blow away with the wind.