Publisher: Hachette Books; Original edition (September 11, 2012) Paperback : 400 pages ISBN: 978-1401324643 Thoughts: This was a fun book. I love the humor and quirkiness. It’s great to have a 100-year-old protagonist and the gang of characters are all charming. It’s sort of the opposite of a murder mystery novel because you’re hanging out with…
Friendship and courage between a young white boy and an elderly black man remind us that friendship is not only available to us if we are open to it, but that we need each other to survive.
The World on my wall is a majestic escape when I’m lying in bed on difficult days.
A natural scene full of wonder and charm to calm my heart in the midst of the storm.
The past is very seductive…really it’s the present that’s in a mist, uncertain. The past is quite clear, and warm, and comforting. That’s why people often get stuck there.
I happen to believe every story is a love story if you catch it at the right moment, slantwise in the light of dusk.
There’s a child desperately wild, Clamoring to break free, Against the chains that remain, In my heart like a tambourine.
Stories wanted to be read, David’s mother would whisper. They needed it. It was the reason they forced themselves from their world into ours. They wanted us to give them life.
In this tale of inward struggle and personal triumph, an old fisherman reaches within the depths of himself to fight the good fight and wrestle with the fish of his dreams alone on the ocean.
It simply isn’t an adventure worth telling if there aren’t any dragons. ~ J.R.R. Tolkien
Sing when you’re happy, Smile when you’re sad, Remember to be thankful, Hold your breath when you’re mad. Laugh if it’s Funny, Understand when its not, Cry with the low in heart, Help those who are lost, Fight for justice, Have mercy on the weak, Educate the clueless, Adventure always seek, Pray for those who…
