“Hard work always pays off in the eyes of a God that never sleeps. . . . Who's always near and never far”

“Writing and art are my lovers”

“Hard work always pays off in the eyes of a God that never sleeps. . . . Who's always near and never far”

“If I were a bean,... I wouldn't sulk all day long.”

“If I love one lover,...I have loved many more.”

“Afghan GirlIce blue eyes that look to the morning sky as I knit the pieces and remnants of my life. I have No books, no paper, no pencils, and no black boards. I look at the holes in my life as I see the hills of the Appalachians that echo. I think to myself, who will I marry? Is my life-like Pari? These strings please come together. Snowflakes give me hope, and my dreams dance all around me. I‘ll put another log on the fire. I watch the brown paper bag over the broken glass pane letting the cold wind in; I’ll take some of these remnants and stuff it.These strings are come together. Mama told me that life would be hard. I bartered for flour the other day, and the chickens ain’t laying no eggs. I struggle with life and these strings. My hands are worn and tired. Now, I have granny square hands. I am unclean, unblemished, and finished, Afghan girl.”

“Where would we be without the success of our mothers?”

“It's not the error in the book, it's the thought that counts.”