How could a just God permit great misery? The Haitian peasants answered with a proverb: "Bondye konn bay, men li pa konn separe," in literal translation, "God gives but doesn't share." This meant... God gives us humans everything we need to flourish, but he's not the one who's supposed to divvy up the loot. That charge was laid upon us.
Tracy KidderWhat I like about non-fiction is that it covers such a huge territory. The best non-fiction is also creative
Tracy KidderI'm going to a commune in Vermont and will deal with no unit of time shorter than a season.
Tracy KidderThings were here before you and will be here after you're gone. The geographic features, especially, give you a sense of your own place in the world and in time
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