Long Beach, CA
“But when I ran, I was in control of my life. I ran for me. None of us had shoes, yet running barefoot connected me to the ground under my feet. It was as though the path under my feet and I became one.”
5/5 Stars
I flip flop between these two books currently- “Elizabeth and Mary: Cousins, Rivals, Queens” and “What You Don’t Know”
Hermosa Beach, CA
‘A group of wombats is called a “wisdom” ‘
Both are fun- 4/5 because I always believe there is room for added stuff
Los Angeles, CA
“Here is the thing, though, the real, true thing I still have trouble admitting: I can't protect you from everything... I can't protect you from spending a lifetime caught between the beautiful dream of a diverse nation and the complicated reality of one.”
5/5 - Never read a graphic novel before, but consumed this in a day. A worthy read for all Americans.
Washington, DC
“To attain true inner freedom, you must be able to objectively watch your problems instead of being lost in them.” p.16
5/5 - Holy moly, this is all kinds of-eye opening. Anyone on a spiritual journey, buy this immediately.
Seattle, WA
Not a quote, but a fun fact: Syracuse, NY has an upside-down traffic signal where the green light sits above the red one, because when it was installed in the early 1900s the Irish population there took offense to have the Unionist color red above the Irish green.
5 stars!!