A Year Down Yonder
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“As I pen these words to leave a lasting record, I wonder myself where it all began.”
Source: Ghosts I Have Been
“I am here to help her learn," Tansy said, "not to keep her from it.”
Source: The Teacher's Funeral: A Comedy in Three Parts
“When I read a good book, it's like traveling the world without ever leaving my chair.”
Source: A Year Down Yonder
“But put two librarians' heads together, and mountains move.”
Source: Here lies the librarian
Source: A Long Way from Chicago: A Novel in Stories
Source: A Year Down Yonder
“Anyone who thinks small towns are friendlier than big cities lives in a big city.”
Source: A Year Down Yonder
Source: A Season of Gifts
Source: A Long Way from Chicago: A Novel in Stories
“If you're going to read minds, start with a simple one.”
Source: A Year Down Yonder
“The only way you can write is by the light of the bridges burning behind you.”
“I'm so far gone that I'm telling the truth. It sounds like a foreign language.”
Source: Father Figure
“We don't write what we know. We write what we wonder about.”
“I read because one life isn't enough and in the pages of a book, I can be anybody.”
“I caught a glimpse of happiness, and saw it was a bird on a branch, fixing to take wing.”
Source: The River Between Us
“Fame is a funny thing, like a secret, both are hard to keep.”