Rivera Sun · 417 pages
Rating: (25 votes)
“All photos speak a thousand words. This one contained a library.”
“A freedom given up is not so easily regained.”
“The Earth was singing her revolution. She was calling her brave men and women to her defense.”
“Geography and mileage mean nothing. Separate is a single word that covers all distances that aren't together.”
“We've got to make change our national pastime and hold protests more regularly than weekend parties.”
“The woman looked out at the madness of the world and dared to hope. Her eyes were burning coals of stars.”
“As long as we don't cut off our hearts, the inner workings of the universe illuminate before us.”
“This isn't about keeping mountains looking pretty. Ending mountaintop removal is about keeping humanity alive.”
“Stop listening to the TV tell you about America the beautiful . . . get up and be America the beautiful.”
“No one's life made sense on paper. You cannot condense a person into facts.”
“out that expending emotional labor, working without a map, and driving in the dark involve confronting fear and living with the pain of vulnerability. The artist comes to a détente with these emotions and, instead of fighting with them, dances with them. The linchpin connects as a result of the indispensable nature of her contribution. The artist, on the other hand, connects because that’s what art is. The artist touches part of what it means to be truly human and does that work again and again.”
“Good sex isn’t complete without cuddling and aftercare.
Women instinctively know this. Men, if they’re smart, figure it out.”
“No data yet,” he answered. “It is a capital mistake to theorize before you have all the evidence. It biases the judgment.”
“I thought you understood where I'd lost what you call my heart at the time.”
“I unzipped my boots but they wouldn’t budge. My feet had swollen in the heat. After much tugging, a queue had started to form behind us. Eventually I had no choice but to hold onto the rail with my legs in the air whilst Adam pulled. It wasn’t my finest hour.”
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