“ A person without her or his own truth ain't a person at all, Ida said. Anybody who tells you different—is a jackass, and no longer deserves to be called human being. Tom Spanbauer
“ God made man because he loves to hear stories, Alessandro said. That's a good story, huh? Tom Spanbauer
“ Identity is your role in life, the part you play. Individuality is who you are, and who you are is revealed to you if you can get to complete presence. Tom Spanbauer
“ I tell you I'm tired of hearing it. There ain't nothing that happens to a person that ain't that person. The world out there only does what you tell it to do. The world is happening to you the way it… Tom Spanbauer
“ Books are in the mind, Grandfather Alessandro said. Too many books and you forget your body is in the world. Tom Spanbauer
“ That's when you stop being one way and start being another, Ruby said. Not something many people can do, or want to do. In fact, Ruby said, The only people who cross over, cross over because they're o… Tom Spanbauer
