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It's a soft-sounding word, 'never,' but its velvety timbre can't hide its sharp edges...Never pressed down on him. It grabbed him by the neck and shook him. He sucked in a deep breath, sucked in all that never and started to sneeze. Never filled his nose, his eyes, his soaking fur.
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(He) had not realized how much he needed this sweet, friendly sound. How much he needed someone to settle in next to him. He didn't know that he needed to not be so solitary until at last he wasn't. So many needs in one old dog.
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Nosotros somos paisanos. We are fellow countrymen. We come from the same soil.
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Purring is not so different from praying. To a tree, a cat's purr is one of the purest of all prayers, for in it lies a whole mixture of gratitude and longing, the twin ingredients of every prayer.
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Humans are designed to be with other humans, even those with mixed blood. They need each other's laughter. They require each other's sorrows.
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They say that lightning never strikes in the same place twice, but the same is not true for courage. As it turns out, when courage strikes, it almost always begets more courage.
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Yet would we die as some have done: Beating a way for the rising sun.
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Born:
July 6, 1954
(age 69)
Bio:
Kathi Appelt is an American children's writer and writing teacher. She won the annual PEN USA award for Children's Literature recognizing The Underneath.
Known for:
The Underneath (2008)
The True Blue Scouts of Sugar Man Swamp (2013)
Maybe a Fox (2016)
Mogie: The Heart of the House (with Audio Recording) (2014)
Keeper (2010)
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