Oh, that river of wishes, the slippery crocodile dream of it, how it might have carried my body down through all the glittering sand bars to the sea.
("The Poisonwood Bible")
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What I want is so simple I almost can't say it: elementary kindness.
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Most people no longer believe that buying sneakers made in Asian sweatshops is a kindness to those child laborers. Farming is similar. In every country on earth, the most human scenario for farmers is likely to be feeding those who live nearby--if international markets would allow them to do it. Food transport has become a bizarre and profitable economic equation that's no longer really about feeding anyone ... If you care about farmers, let the potatoes stay home.
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Prayer had always struck me as more or less a glorified attempt at a business transaction.
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I attempted briefly to consecrate myself in the public library, believing every crack in my soul could be chinked with a book.
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But I've swallowed my pride before, that's for sure. I'm practically lined with my mistakes on the inside like a bad-wallpapered bathroom.
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