Eileen Granfors Quotes

The butterflies have flown away, like my ignorance and youth.
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Mama and I sat on a burping bus full of chickens in cages, and round-eyed babies on round mothers' laps. (The Pinata-Maker's Daughter)
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Words become sentences, twisted, difficult/The story weaves itself, always noisiest at night/As herds of words won't stop. . . "Wildebeest of Words/Breathe In
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But I see how he watches the stars,And he talks to people just because, And gee, it would be nice to have a friend."From "Fated" in BREATHE IN
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Lately, I don't talk much except to Mel. I make an exception because he has a dog.
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Here I am," I say to the palm trees. "I can do this. Watch me.
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Oh, my father, such a difficult man.His world turned on his axis.From "The Father Tamer" in BREATHE IN
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A dog's good for filling a grief-dug hole.""In the Shape of Shep
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Step-parents, those fairy tale villains,Have been given a bad name.They're easy targets.When the family goes awryHow easy to blame them.I was blessed by the right steps...
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I never tired of picturing sharks.
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Today I will find something beautiful.Delicate pink blossoms on a cherry tree.The dove resting near the lemon buds.Sunbeams smiling from sky to earth.Smiling on me."Creating" in BREATHE IN
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Something in the air this morning made me feel like flying. . . "Spring Flight
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A few blossoms float into the room. They drop like frayed yellow ribbons on the gray carpet.
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Aw honey. Today's as important as forever." Grandpa Joe in "Shave and a Haircut" Flash Warden and Other Stories
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pencils racing across paper, a sound I like." Marisol
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to split the very sea into ours and theirs." Border at the BeachAnd More White Sheets
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Heavy as such things areAfter the wordslide, the writing begins."From "Word Quake
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