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Gone Crazy in Alabama

Book by Rita Williams-Garcia · 10 quotes · Family, Moon Landing, Love

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“Sister,” one called out. “Sister,” the other called out.”

Sisters Sister Sister

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“I did what my sister asked. I let her go to the door while I stayed back. But I was there. That was all my sisters needed to know. I’d be there. Always.”

Love Family Sisters

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“The other thing that sprang to mind was that the moon was beautiful at night from a distance, but it surely was a lonely place up close.”

Beautiful Moon Lonely 1969 Moon Landing

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“If that tight little spaceship was a happy home, then that astronaut’s real home must have been a sad one. A happy home had nothing to do with three men in a bubble eating sawdust food and watching pencils floating in the air. A happy home meant having everyone under one roof, sitting around the table, eating a peach cobbler or pecan pie.”

Sad Lonely Happy Astronaut Moon Landing Happy Home

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“Got what?' he asked. If ever I missed my uncle’s dimples, it was now that he didn’t smile at this perfect opportunity to tease his favorite niece and let his dimples show.”

Family Niece Uncle

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“Mr. Lucas offered to take a look at it and make sure it was sturdy but Miss Trotter wouldn’t let him touch her father’s chair.”

Love Family Humour

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“All I had wanted was to have every single one of us under one roof. (Ch: Three Dog Night))”

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“I had to be awake when Vonetta walked through the door. I had to tell her I was sorry.”

Love Family Forgiveness

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“While the two below tested their weightlessness, picked up samples of whatever moonie-eyed lovers looked up to, and marked up the moon’s surface with moon boot tracks, the third astronaut was left behind holding everything together. The other thing that sprang to mind was that the moon was beautiful at night from a distance, but it surely was a lonely place up close.”

Moon Moon Landing Astronauts Moonie Lovers

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“Didn’t I say don’t go poking in the sky?”

Moon Landing Spaceship

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