“ His mother is wishing her boy would come home.Lots of mothers wishing that these days,while their sons walk to California,where rain comes,and the color green doesn't seem like such a miracle,and hope… Karen Hesse
“ The way i see it, hard times aren't only about money, or drought, or dust. hard times are about losing spirit, and hope, and what happens when dreams dry up. Karen Hesse
“ And I know now that all the time I was trying to getout of the dust,the fact is,what I am,I am because of the dust.And what I am is good enough.Even for me. Karen Hesse
“ The dolphin, they live for today. But I am human. To be human is to live for tomorrow. Why does tomorrow matter? What is important is now. Karen Hesse
“ I have a hunger,for more than food.I have a hungerbigger than Joyce City.I want tongues to tie, and eyes to shine at melike they do at Mad Dog Craddock.Course they never will,not with my hands all sca… Karen Hesse
“ To those who swear our young are on the road to perdition take comfort in this- every generation has felt somewhat the same for two or three thousand years and the still the world goes on. Karen Hesse
