“Maybe all the secrets of life were written on the surface of leaves, waiting to be translated. If I touched them long enough, I might be given some information no one else had.” IfsLongEnoughMightGivenWaitingSecretWrittenInformationSurfaceTouchedSecret Life Author:Silas House
“Whole scenes of your life slip away forever if you don't put them down in ink.” IfsWholeForeverSceneSlipsInk Author:Silas House
“Because they [Americans] want to be thought of as a rich nation, they are very ashamed of this place [Appalachia] that has come to represent poverty, even though poverty exists all over the country, and exists as much in urban areas as it does in rural, if not more.” IfsWantDoeCountryNationsPovertyRichAreasAshamedUrbanAppalachiaUrban Areas Author:Silas House