Dec 24, 2021
How can someone this lovely, be so unhappy?
Minfong Ho, Rice Without Rain
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How can someone this lovely, be so unhappy?
Minfong Ho, Rice Without Rain
Can you taste justice? Can you smell equity? What do all your fancy words mean? I can't live my life for things that I can't taste, or smell, or hold in my hands. Soil after the rain, it has such a rich, sweet smell. And tamarind shoots leave a golden taste on your tongue. These things are real. These things I can live for.
Minfong Ho, Rice Without Rain
I have done so little yet. I have no right to be tired.
Minfong Ho, Rice Without Rain
Maybe he's wrong... maybe he's headstrong and foolish to fight for words that most of us don't even understand. But he's young and brave, and maybe he'll actually win.
Minfong Ho, Rice Without Rain
Then why do people keep calling you that? ... Only a lit cigar gives off smoke
Minfong Ho, Rice Without Rain
Was the anger really just a shield against a deeper sorrow?
Minfong Ho, Rice Without Rain
Title: An Eagle's Feather | Author: Minfong Ho | Publisher: Cornell Lab Publishing Group (2018)
Title: Hush! | Author: Minfong Ho | Publisher: Scholastic (2000)