"Peace and harmony do not require perfection. Thank goodness for thatâ€”because life so often seems to be an itch here, a glitch there, a mess waiting to happen. Harmony is flexible. It bends with imperfection. So should you."

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Source : Jerry Spinelli, Eileen Spinelli (2014). “Today I Will”, Knopf Books for Young Readers

Jerry Spinelli

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“The only organized political party with a Christian vision of morality is the Libertarian Party.”
“When we think of digitally disconnecting and inviting presence into our lives, we are creating the conditions of integration within and between.”
“I don't know if most people have truly taken on board what this says about our place in the natural world. It doesn't mean that humans are dominating the Earth, ruling over all of nature. In fact, it is a reminder that we are only a tiny part of nature, at the mercy of a system whose operations predate us by billions of years, and will continue billions of years after we're gone.”

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“You see, wire telegraph is a kind of a very, very long cat. You pull his tail in New York and his head is meowing in Los Angeles. Do you understand this? And radio operates exactly the same way: you send signals here, they receive them there. The only difference is that there is no cat.”
“When we live in a world that is very unjust, you have to be a dissident.”
“When the unwelcome little unborn shall have seen the light my brain will be lightened, and I shall have a clearer mind. Thank God that even this weary nine months shall come to an end and leave me in possession of my own body and my own soul.”
“There is always the need to carry on.”
“One important thing I take away daily is that for all the talk about what youth are not doing - especially young people of color - I know there are many who do care about their future, who are striving to affect their world in a positive way.”

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