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words for saturday.

Img_7938"Dear God," she prayed, "let me be something every minute of every hour of my life. Let me be gay; let me be sad. Let me be cold; let me be warm. Let me be hungry…have too much to eat. Let me be ragged or well dressed. Let me be sincere – be deceitful. Let me be truthful; let me be a liar. Let me be honorable and let me sin. Only let me be something every blessed minute. And when I sleep, let me dream all the time so that not one little piece of living is ever lost."

– Francie, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

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7 responses to “words for saturday.”

  1. stacey fike Avatar
    stacey fike

    mmmm! are those oatmeal choc. chip? b/c i am so making oatmeal choc. chip cookies today!

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  2. Emily H. Avatar
    Emily H.

    Such a good read! Love that book.

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  3. giuseppina Avatar
    giuseppina

    nice
    love that book!

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  4. SmilynStef Avatar
    SmilynStef

    What a fabulous quote … I remember loving this book when I read it in junior high … hope you don’t mind, I added the quote to my blog as the quote of the week.

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  5. Sara Avatar
    Sara

    I was a wee bit shocked (though probably should not have been) when reading the blog this morning. I threw down the computer (accidently), ran into my room (tripped on my blanket on the way), and searched through my (fabulous) bookshelf for a certain book…flipped around a bit…but it wasn’t too hard to find b/c of the dog-earred page. THAT passage, underlined.
    miss you 🙂

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  6. Mandy Avatar
    Mandy

    i still remember the first time i read that book. what a story, what a quote.

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  7. Dad Avatar
    Dad

    Elise, what a blast from the past. I remember reading that book in high school and thinking about my own father who reminded me a lot of Francie’s Dad.

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