“The Chinese philosopher Mencius believed that man is innately good. He argued that anyone who saw a child falling into a well would immediately feel shock and alarm, and that this impulse, this universal capacity for commiseration, was proof positive… — T. Greenwood Copy Share Image
“This is the thing about a lie: over time, it not only obscures the truth but consumes it. Those who pursue veracity (those dogooders,… — T. Greenwood Copy Share
“Time does not heal wounds. It's a body's ritual that does. The instinctual cleansing with rain or other waters, the application of salves. Despite… — T. Greenwood Copy Share
“... I thought about things stolen from me. I thought about the thieves I had known.” — T. Greenwood Copy Share
“We lived among people whose poverty could be seen in the length of their faces, in their tired speech and in the heaviness of… — T. Greenwood Copy Share
“The Chinese philosopher Mencius believed that man is innately good. He argued that anyone who saw a child falling into a well would immediately… — T. Greenwood Copy Share
“And I think about how I used to be the one who fixed things. How I used to be the strong one. When did… — T. Greenwood Copy Share
“Sometimes I felt like the mundane details of our lives were the only things tethering me to the world. I could hold onto them… — T. Greenwood Copy Share
The secret to happiness is counting your blessings while others are adding up their troubles. — T. Greenwood Copy Share
“My mother, stuck in Two Rivers with a head full of unfulfilled dreams, escaped every chance she got via the Two Rivers Free Library… — T. Greenwood Copy Share
