“My parents didn't settle for the lives their parents lived. They stepped out and up, my father lying his way into the Navy when he was too young to enlist, my mother marrying this fugitive from the mills when she… — Ann Medlock Copy Share Image
“A third-grader when WWII started, I was also waging my own "war effort." It was deeply magical thinking—I really thought what I did or didn't do could save lives, win battles, bring my dad and uncles home safe. And conversely,… — Ann Medlock Copy Share Image
“Changing entrenched systems is daunting; the odds against reshaping the nation's police forces are high. But there are few things more important than making… — Ann Medlock Copy Share Image
“If you can't experience the humanity of people who don't look like you, you're not civilized enough to be an officer of the peace.” — Ann Medlock Copy Share Image
“I'm a writer to the bone. I love this language you and I read, write and speak. It's called English. And I'm seriously doubting… — Ann Medlock Copy Share Image
“The Church's obsession with sexual restrictions is and always has been wrong wrong wrong. Wrong to be contemptuous of naïve young women like Philomena… — Ann Medlock Copy Share Image
“The Holy Fool is always considered a dummy by the smart, hip people who really know the score. There’s a mysterious blight on the… — Ann Medlock Copy Share Image
“A protect-yourself-first-and-foremost idea has subverted the mission of law-enforcement officers, just as it may have degraded the military's.” — Ann Medlock Copy Share Image
“Go to any airport in this country and you’ll see how well our government is dealing with the terrible danger you’re in. TSA staffers… — Ann Medlock Copy Share Image
“My parents didn't settle for the lives their parents lived. They stepped out and up, my father lying his way into the Navy when… — Ann Medlock Copy Share Image
“A third-grader when WWII started, I was also waging my own "war effort." It was deeply magical thinking—I really thought what I did or… — Ann Medlock Copy Share Image
