

“Biting the hand that feeds you, that's what you're doing Mary Logan, biting the hand that feeds you.'
Again Mama laughed, 'If that's the case, Daisy, I don't think I need that little bit of food.'
With the second book finished, she stared at a small pile of second grade books on her desk.
'Well, I just think you're spoiling those children, Mary. They've got to learn how things are sometime.'
'Maybe so,' said Mama. 'But that doesn't mean they have to accept them. And maybe we don't either.”
― Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Again Mama laughed, 'If that's the case, Daisy, I don't think I need that little bit of food.'
With the second book finished, she stared at a small pile of second grade books on her desk.
'Well, I just think you're spoiling those children, Mary. They've got to learn how things are sometime.'
'Maybe so,' said Mama. 'But that doesn't mean they have to accept them. And maybe we don't either.”
― Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

“When we see a door closed very tight, God sees a window right in our sight.”
― Through God's Eye
― Through God's Eye

“Politicians are more concerned with “issues” than “principles,” but talked as though the two nouns had the same meaning.”
― Clear and Present Danger
― Clear and Present Danger

“I watched her undress with moonlight shivering across the room from behind sheer curtains that moved with the currents from the hearth fire.”
― Death Leaves a Shadow
― Death Leaves a Shadow

“The world is full of magic. You’ve just got to learn how to access it.”
― Get Rich or Get Lucky
― Get Rich or Get Lucky
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