I Just Have To Be

I Couldn't Imagine What It Would Be Like To Be One Of So Many, To Have Not Just Parents And Siblings But Cousins And Aunts And Uncles, An Entire Tribe To Claim As Your Own. Maybe You Would Feel Lost In The Crowd. Or Sheltered By It. Whatever The Case, One Things Was For Sure: Like It Or Not, You'd Never Be Alone.

...you Can't Unlearn Something, Even If You Want To. You Know What You Know.

It Was Great. Freedom Even The Imagined Kind Always Is.

Nate: “and,” He Said, “boys At Twelve Aren’t Exactly Slick With The Ladies.” Ruby: “’slick With The Ladies’?” I Said. “are You Twelve?

But All The Love In The World Won't Save A Sinking Ship. You Have To Either Bail Or Jump Overboard.