Skelly Hearing Quotes

#1. We become contemplatives when God discovers Himself in us.

Thomas Merton

#2. The common denominator all Latinos have is that we want some respect. That's what we're all fighting for.

Cristina Saralegui

#3. He had forgotten that anything could be so tender. He breaks the bun open, revealing glossy bits of pork and glaze, a secret red heart.

When he puts it to his mouth, it is like a kiss: sweet and salty and warm.

Celeste Ng

#4. Stars are important," I say, laughing.

"Sure, but why not more poems about the sun? The sun is also a star, and it's our most important one. That alone should be worth a poem or two.

Nicola Yoon

#5. For my brothers it was easy to think about the future. They can be anything they want. But for me it was hard and for that reason I wanted to become educated and empower myself with knowledge.

Malala Yousafzai

#6. This is the great truth life has to teach us ... that gratification of our individual desires and expression of our personal preferences without consideration for their effect upon others brings in the end nothing but ruin and devastation.

Hortense Odlum