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ain’t no use borrowin’ trouble that ain’t eben be here yet.”
“I think the time comes when you look back, but you don’t find what you left behind.” Carrie thought about Rose’s words as she stepped closer to the river, admiring the glowing stones shimmering beneath the clear water. “You mean, that as you change, you change how you see the past?”
that I don’t have to let my past define my future.
the present be too much, dat ya gots to look to de future. Dat I gots to make my own future.”
“My father used to tell me all the time that nothing is ever wasted. I believe that is especially true at times like these.”
the only important thing is to be the best you that you can be.”
concoction of water, honey, apple cider vinegar, and cayenne pepper.”
There was another crisis in 1847, and then another in 1857.” “Just a few years before the war?” Carrie asked with surprise. She had been alive, but far too young and protected on the plantation to have any knowledge of it.
“Yes,” Abby acknowledged. “Things were already on shaky ground, but then the SS Central America, now known as the Ship of Gold, sank in a hurricane. There were four hundred twenty-five souls who lost their lives, and almost twenty-one tons of gold lost with them. It was gold the banks in New York were waiting for
to stabilize everything that was faltering in the economy. When it didn’t come, things crashed again. This crash was big enough to affect economies all over the world. It didn’t really rec...
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French Fries.” Carrie nodded. “I had some when I was in New York City. They came over from Paris. I believe it was Thomas
Jefferson who first served them here in America at the White House during his presidency.”
“life done has a way of teachin’ us what be really important!”
I am going to choose to be, Simon.” He shook his head. “I reckon you’re right that there ain’t anywhere safe for a black man to live. We’re always going to have to watch over our shoulder to see what might be coming after us. But that doesn’t mean
we can’t choose to be happy,” he said firmly. “No one can take away the right to feel how we want to feel, and to act how we want to act. Sure, I wish things weren’t so hard, and I’m going to do all I can to help change it, but I’m not going to wait until then to be happy.” “It isn’t that easy,”
Chamomilla.
The Masked Lady of the White House?”
America has become a society where people don’t take the time to learn the truth.”
hardships often prepare ordinary people for an extraordinary destiny.”
the hardest times of your life often lead to the greatest moments of your life.”
“One thing I’ve learned is that life is what happens to you while you’re living,”
You think you know where you’re going, and then something happens to completely change your course. The only difference here is that this morning, I had absolutely no idea what I was going to do now that I’ve received my diploma. All I knew was that I wanted to be home.” She smiled, excitement pulsing
through her as she talked. “Frances is a special little girl. I wanted to take her home with me from the moment I...
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There will be many times you want to say no. Many times you’ll be certain you are not up to the task.” She paused and stared even deeper into Rose’s soul. “Those are the very times you have to say yes.”
“Too many people are afraid of life. You fear failure. You expect the worst. You let your fears guide you into saying no to life and opportunities.”
The chance to do something important doesn’t wait for perfect timing, because there is no perfect timing. You just got to start before you think you’re ready to start.”
“Every time you say no to an opportunity, you’re not just saying no to that one thing. You’re saying no to all the other opportunities that follow, when you’ve had the courage to say the first yes.”
Every time you say no to an opportunity, you’re not just saying no to that one thing. You’re saying no to all the other opportunities that follow, when you’ve had the courage to say the first yes.
