Tuesday, November 18, 2014

1933

Before Herman Weinbach died, he told Andrzej Szczerba that being a Communist homosexual Jew in Iowa in 1933 was like being a European starling that spoke two languages.
Andrzej did not know what Herman meant when he said that, but I believe he meant it was something beautiful and wonderful.

- GRASSHOPPER JUNGLE BY ANDREW SMITH

Wednesday, November 5, 2014

Show Off

I was a very shy child who loved to show off.

- KATHERINE PATERSON