Ms. Jaimes

“Do you want to be in our mob?" Elena asks him.
"When did we get a mob?" he says.
"We don't have one yet. I'm working on it."
Michael turns to me.
"It's got something to do with books."
"In that case," says Michael, "I'm in.”
― Paul Acampora, I Kill the Mockingbird

“This is how it works. Everything is connected. Every choice matters. Every person is vital, and valuable, and worthy of respect.”
― Deborah Wiles, Revolution

“Charlotte made a promise to herself then and there: If I ever see someone fall, I'll ask if they're okay.”
― Erin Entrada Kelly, You Go First

“So here’s something I know to be true, although it’s a little corny, and I don’t quite know what to do with it: What I regret most in my life are failures of kindness. Those moments when another human being was there, in front of me, suffering and I responded … sensibly. Reservedly. Mildly.”
― George Saunders, Congratulations, by the way