“There are books that change the way you feel and see; this is one of them.”

There are books that change the way you feel and see; this is one of them.

If we receive the fiery spirit from which it was written, it ought to change much more than that.

Abdul and Manju and Kalu of Annawadi will not be forgotten.

Kate Boo’s reporting is a form of kinship.

She leads us through their unknown world, her gift of language rising up like a delicate string of necessary lights.

Joy is what we all seek. It is an energy more powerful than food. But without love we can not feel true joy.

Whenever we feel that we are definitely right, so much so that we refuse to open up to anything or anybody else, right there we are wrong. It becomes wrong view.

I don’t want to do what my idols did… I want to do more than they did. And I feel like I’m on my way.

Some people are afraid of generosity. They feel they will be taken advantage of or oppressed.

That’s the thing with handmade items. They still have the person’s mark on them, and when you hold them, you feel less alone.

When I’m curious about something, I do it full on and take it as far as I go, but when I feel like I’ve really explored it, I’m OK with putting it aside and going on to something else.

And when someone else speaks your name you feel pleased. You feel wanted. You feel there. Alive.

I think that everyone has something about themselves that they feel is their weakness… their ‘disability.’