I think the job of writing and literature is to encourage each one of us to believe that we're living in a story.
Naomi Shihab NyeI keep thinking, we teach children to use language to solve their disputes. We teach them not to hit and fight and bite. Then look what adults do!
Naomi Shihab NyeMy mother used to tell me when I went somewhere, "Please leave your foolishness at home." But how could I do that? It was stuck on me.
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