Wait and See: October 2006

My Favorite Quotes

"You do not understand," I would tell them. "You would not add to my suffering if you knew what I have seen." - Achak Deng in What is the What

"If you meet a woman of whatever complexion who sails her life with strength and grace and assurance, talk to her! And what you will find is that there has been a suffering, that at some time she has left herself for hanging dead." Una, page 127 of Ahab's Wife

"Hunger of the body is altogether different from the shallow, daily hunger of the belly. Those who have known this kind of hunger cannot entirely love, ever again, those who have not." Adah Price, Bee and the Serpent, The Poisonwood Bible

"Live your life in such a way that when your feet hit the floor in the morning Satan says, 'Oh no, she's awake!'"

"Every child deserves to have someone who knows that math is hard for them. Every child deserves to have someone who knows what they like for dinner. Every child deserves to be loved. Every child deserves a mother. For some children, that is only possible through adoption!"

"Parenting four children will not kill you. You won't look too good when it's said and done, but you'll still be livin'. "

"If you need a helping hand, look to the end of your arm. You'll find you have two, one for helping yourself and one for helping others."

"You are so dumb. You are really dumb. Fo' real." - Antoine Dodson

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The truth as I know it:

Wednesday, October 04, 2006

The Joy Project

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