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Rita Williams-Garcia is an American writer known for her young adult literature. Her works often explore issues of race, class, and gender, and are highly appreciated by readers.

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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

Book:Gone Crazy in Alabama

Source: Gone Crazy in Alabama

“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

Book:Gone Crazy in Alabama

Source: Gone Crazy in Alabama

“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

Book:Gone Crazy in Alabama

Source: Gone Crazy in Alabama

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

Moon Landing Spaceship

Book:Gone Crazy in Alabama

Source: Gone Crazy in Alabama

About the Author

Born: April 13, 1957
Known for: Writer
Quotes: 26

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