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“Like the Bible said,' Gary whispered, 'man brought nothing into this world and he'll carry nothing out. Sometimes we care about stuff too much. We worry when there's nothing to worry about.”
― Rebecca Skloot, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
― Rebecca Skloot, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
“Some things you got to release. Gary said. The more you hold them in, the worse you get. When you release them, they got to go somewhere else. The Bible says He can carry all that burden.”
― Rebecca Skloot, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
― Rebecca Skloot, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
“But I tell you one thing, I don't want to be immortal if it mean living forever, cause then everybody else just die and get old in front of you while you stay the same, and that's just sad.”
― Rebecca Skloot, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
― Rebecca Skloot, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
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http://youtu.be/kTii5fBvwIYThanks for the add Rebecca! Above is a link to my very amateurish book trailer. First novel coming out June 1
The Blackberry Bush
Great talk Wednesday night in Dallas. Really enjoyed hearing more about the book, your odyssey and the Q&A. Thank you.
You were great on Colbert. (It might've been an old episode--I'm not up on my TV watching, but even if I'm really late, Kudos!) I'm look forward to reading your book.
Beth wrote: "Hey there. I get to be your eight friend. How fab is that?"Makes me very happy. Now just trying to figure out how this thing works ... seems great. XX
