“The more Wayne inhabited Edison, the more he wondered how a man cultivates a stubborn streak so pronounced that it transforms a daily barrage of failures into stimulants.” Failure Book:Border Songs Source: Border Songs
“Know something?” Brandon said. “I think the most interesting people I’ll meet these days will be criminals—or people about to become criminals.” HumorInteresting People Book:Border Songs Source: Border Songs
“When Rachel Carson accepted the National Book Award, she said, 'if there is poetry in my book about the sea it is not because I deliberately put it there but because no one could write truthfully about the sea and leave out poetry.” PoetryOceanRachel Carson Book:The Highest Tide Source: The Highest Tide
“See as much as you can see, I guess. Rachel Carson said most of us go through life "unseeing." I do that some days...I think it's easier to see when you're a kid. We're not in a hurry to get anywhere and we don't have those long to-do lists you guys have.” NatureSeeingRachel Carson Book:The Highest Tide Source: The Highest Tide
“I hate myself pretty often" .She tilted her face back on the pillow, damning tears and attempting so smile at the same time. "Pretty fucking often” Hate Book:The Highest Tide Source: The Highest Tide