Kathi Appelt Quotes

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• Nosotros somos paisanos. We are fellow countrymen. We come from the same soil.
• They say that lightning never strikes in the same place twice, but the same is not true for courage. As it turns out, when courage…
• Resounding…with wit, courage, and compassion. Skinny will speak to everyone who has ever felt invisible or unlovable.
• Purring is not so different from praying. To a tree, a cat's purr is one of the purest of all prayers, for in it lies…
• (He) had not realized how much he needed this sweet, friendly sound. How much he needed someone to settle in next to him. He didn't…
• Like the sweet moon keeps the sky Like the wind goin' whooshing by When those ol' sunbeams break the day I will keep you while…
• It's a soft-sounding word, 'never,' but its velvety timbre can't hide its sharp edges...Never pressed down on him. It grabbed him by the neck and…
• Memory is a slippery thing. When something terrible happens to you, like the loss of someone you love...memory can turn into a soft blanket that…
• Humans are designed to be with other humans, even those with mixed blood. They need each other's laughter. They require each other's sorrows.

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