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"I am a poet," I said. "It is my destiny to do strange things." My father gripped the wheel of his car. "I am the chauffeur for foolishness." We said no more. Foolhardy missions. Life-altering conversations. Gifts—given and received. Loss. Getting lost. Wisdom delivered before dawn... read more
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“It’s really hard to be lonely very long in a world of words. Even if you don’t have friends somewhere, you still have language, and it will find you and wrap its little syllables around you and suddenly there will be a story to live in.”
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“The world is not your oyster. It is not mine, either. The world is not an oyster, period. The world is the world.”
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“You’ll put your life in the hands of people you don’t know a million times. And it will be fine.”
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“I am not sure whether this is good or bad. Probably it is a mixed curry.”
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“… the train of thought – How many cars does it have?”
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It is really hard to be lonely very long in a world of words. Even if you don’t have friends somewhere, you still have language, and it will find you and wrap its little syllables around you and suddenly there will be a story to live in.
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- Naomi Shihab Nye (Author)
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Original Language: English
Publisher: Greenwillow Books
Country: United States
Publication Date: 2007
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Publisher: Greenwillow Books
Country: United States
Publication Date: 2007
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- Dewey: 811.54
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