“They lie on their mats, all in a row, and they stare at the tree canopy that hides the sky.When the sun is gone and there are no stars above, they turn to their memory. They hear a hundred bronze drums, a hundred cow horns, a hundred wood gourds in the shape of frogs. They hear flutes chirp and bells echo. They hear the gurgling brook music any god would love. Together, they sing in perfect harmony: We are together and that is what matters.””
“Teachers affect eternity; no one can tell where their influence stops. –Henry Brooks Adams””
“Doctor Guy was Drug Addict Girl’s Power Ball jackpot.””
“The loudest of emotions is quiet desperation.””
“I was a well-dressed and spoken white woman; I never had any trouble bringing drugs into this country.””
“the flowers hastily grew atop of them and the soil turned crimson with the acids of the rising dead.””
“this man’s entire purpose in life seemed to be fortifying stereotypes.””
“Alcoholism is both progressive and fatal; it does not stop until it is through with you,””
“In the winter of 2009, I first began blacking-out and did, in all honesty, enjoy it.””