“Sergeant Missouri crouched close to the ground, pulling up his collar against the bitter, gusting winds. Show me, he thought tiredly, I'm from Missouri.” Show MeItalyWwiiWw2MissouriAmerican SoldierWorld War TwoGisAmerican SoldiersDonkeysAmerican GisShow Me State Book:Small War of Sergeant Donkey Source: Small War of Sergeant Donkey
“Looking up, Missouri saw a formation of low-flying P-47's on the horizon, heading up the coast from Naples...Sergeant Missouri laughed aloud. "They're sending us the Air Force, Chico, and we made it with a donkey," he said.” ItalyWwiiDonkeyWw2American SoldierWorld War TwoAmerican ArmyP 47American GiUs Air Force Book:Small War of Sergeant Donkey Source: Small War of Sergeant Donkey
“Some mules just seem to be born with the hee-haw habit. Back home we call those fellows 'Missouri Nightingales'.” ItalyWorld War 2MissouriAmerican SoldierAmerican GiArmy Mules Book:Small War of Sergeant Donkey Source: Small War of Sergeant Donkey
“Growing up is like taking down the sides of your house and letting strangers walk in.” HouseSidesWalksGrowing UpGrowingStrangerAdolescence Book:Seventeenth Summer Source: Seventeenth Summer
“Growing up crowds your mind with new thoughts and new feelings so that you forget how you used to think and feel.” ThinkingFeelsMindFeelingsUsedForgetGrowing UpGrowingCrowdsAdolescenceNew ThoughtNew Feelings Book:Seventeenth Summer Source: Seventeenth Summer
“It is odd how one can feel like someone else early in the morning - bigger, cleaner, so much more alive.” FeelsMorningAliveBiggerOddCleaners Book:Seventeenth Summer Source: Seventeenth Summer
“Talking about your home town is like talking about your own mother.” HomeMotherTalkingTownsHome Town Author:Maureen Daly