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“You are mine for a moment, but you are His, forever His.”
“I am here because I worked too hard and too long not to be here. But although I told the university that I would walk across the stage to take my diploma, I wont. At age fifty-seven, Im too damned ...”
“In foster care its easier to measure what youve lost over what you have gained, because it there arent many gains in that life and you are a prisoner to someone elses plans for your life.”
“They were no better than common thieves. They stole our childhood. But even with that, I was heartbroken that I would not know the Wozniaks anymore, the only people who came close to being parents ...”
“Children are taught to look down on their nurses (nannies), to treat them as mere servants. When their task is completed the child is withdrawn or the nurse is dismissed. Her visits to her foster-c...”
“Father, I cant take this, I said. Why not? Because youre a priest, Father. And my moneys no good because of it? What are you? A member of the Masonic Lodge? Naw, Father, I said. I just feel guilty...”
“In foster care it’s easier to measure what you’ve lost over what you have gained, because it there aren’t many gains in that life and you are a prisoner to someone else’s plans for your life.”
“Father, I can’t take this,” I said. “Why not?” “Because you’re a priest, Father.” “And my money’s no good because of it? What are you? A member of the Masonic Lodge?” “Naw, Father,” I said. “I just...”
