I have come one step away from everything. And here I stay, far from everything, one step away. – Antonio Porchia, Voces, 1943, translated from Spanish by W.S. Merwin
Literature adds to reality, it does not simply describe it. It enriches the necessary competencies that daily life requires and provides and in this respect, it irrigates the deserts that our lives have already become. – C. S. Lewis
I have more respect for a man who lets me know where he stands, even if hes wrong. Than the one who comes up like an angel and is nothing but a devil. – Malcolm X
I speak about family and adoption because it 100% changed my life and who I am. It definitely played a very large role into just learning how to be grateful for what you have and being fulfilled in a way that a lot of adopted kids dont feel. – Jenna Ushkowitz
