Nobody's Boy" is a human document of child experiences that is fascinating reading for young and old
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I had wanted to kiss him and he had pushed me away with his stick.
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Her mind had never traveled farther than her eyes.
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The music was gay, my fingers were light, but my heart was heavy
annkaragwahas quoted10 months ago
"This was a shelter," said Vitalis, looking round the hut as we were going out, "that has made us pay dearly for its hospitality."
annkaragwahas quoted10 months ago
One gains very little by being cruel, but one can obtain a lot, if not all, by gentleness.
annkaragwahas quoted10 months ago
fear paralyzes the intelligence.
annkaragwahas quoted10 months ago
When you see something that you do not understand, do not be afraid to ask me questions.
annkaragwahas quoted10 months ago
A blow hurts, but it hurts more to have things like that said, and before a lot of people! You don't know that because no one has ever told you that you are ugly.
annkaragwahas quoted10 months ago
I knew later that if you live with wicked people you get to be like them in time.