“I liked how your teacher said we were 'kindred spirits'. I looked that up on m-w .com and it says that means we are related spirits, like family who is not blood family. I told Mamaw this and she said, 'Sometimes that's the best family of all.” FamilyFriendsKindred Spirits Book:Same Sun Here Source: Same Sun Here
“The reason I'm not on the e-mail list is because I thought it'd be cooler to write letters to somebody, since I can write e-mails to anybody.” LettersE Mail Book:Same Sun Here Source: Same Sun Here
“It seems like there are so many homesick people in the world. It seems like so many of us live far away from where we were born.” HomeHomesick Book:Same Sun Here Source: Same Sun Here