1. when you read like a writer you work to identify some of the choices that might arise in your own writing. (How to read like a Writer)
  2. there are people in the world who think only about themselves they don’t care what happens to other people so long as they get what they want. They put other people down to make themselves feel better. (promised Land)
  3. “then there are people who do the opposite who are able to imagine how others must feel and make sure that they don’t do things that hurt people. (promised Land)
  4. ordinary people with extraordinary vision can redeem the soul of America by getting in what I call good trouble.
  5. what I wanted and desperately need in those moments was a book to help me make sense of all my questions.(maybe I could save myself by writing)