Stranded in this mill town railroad yard while the whole world was converging elsewhere, we seemed to be nothing but children playing… — John Knowles Copy Share Image
In nature, a child finds freedom, fantasy, and privacy: a place distant from the adult world, a separate peace. — Richard Louv Copy Share Image
You can't separate peace from freedom because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom. — Malcolm X Copy Share Image
Is America becoming decadent? Do we no longer regard our promises and pledges as sacred? ... We promised to make peace with… — B. C. Forbes Copy Share Image
“She nodded her head in approval and hesitantly shut the book, breathing a reader’s sigh. That wonderful inhale/exhale reaction one does after… — Eric Arvin Copy Share Image
I felt that I was not, never had been and never would be a living part of this overpoweringly solid and deeply… — John Knowles Copy Share Image
in the last month or so, i have read the great gatsby and a separate peace. i am starting to see a… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
“There is a common superstition that “self-respect” is a kind of charm against snakes, something that keeps those who have it locked… — Joan Didion Copy Share Image
I lost part of myself to him then, and a soaring sense of freedom revealed that this must have been my purpose… — John Knowles Copy Share Image
“I turned with an inward groan to look at him. Quackenbush wasn't going to let me just do the work for him… — John Knowles Copy Share Image
This was the tree, and it seemed to me standing there to resemble those men, the giants of your childhood, whom you… — John Knowles Copy Share Image