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In his own words... As a boy, Walter Dean Myers was quick-tempered and physically strong, always ready for a fight. He also read voraciously-he would check out books from the library and carry them home, hidden in brown paper bags in order to avoid other boys' teasing. He aspired to be a... read more
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“I wondered if God was truly on the watch or whether religion, as well as my belief in God, would turn into yet another disappointment. I wrote a long letter to Reverand Robinson expressing my doubts. Two weeks later I received a letter from him that said, in effect, that when he, too, sometimes had doubts, he relied on his faith to carry him through. That wasn't what I wanted to know. I wanted him to give me a telephone number that I could use to call God directly and get the straight scoop. I wanted to hear a big voice on the phone say "Yea, verily, this is me, God. It's all good, my man, and will be ultracool in the end. Don't worry about it."”
Author - Walter Dean Myers
First Sentence
Each of us is born with a history already in place.
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- Walter Dean Myers (Author)
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