Quotes by Joyce Johnson

“I just thank God were in a better place,”

“My nose is raw inside,”

“He came for I dont know what political reason,”

“They may be helping some people. But for the most part its all miscommunication.”

“In the age that I am, in my entire adult life that I have been lobbying for reproductive freedom--why does it seem like were going so far backwards?”

“We were prepared to buy her clothes and make sure she had all her supplies for school, but her guardians said they didnt need anything, ... She seems to be quite happy.”

“Im thankful I had a home to get to. A lot of people, they dont have anything. The Lord spared Algiers.”

“The Communist Workers Party had a racial and economic analysis that was all too true. Weve seen this with what has happened with Hurricane Katrina.”

“Its good for seniors to eat fresh fruit and vegetables, ... We have a big promotion in Mason County Senior Citizen Center for seniors to eat five to seven serving of fruits and vegetables each day. Thats what we try to do here each day.”

“In my job I see a lot of kids from single-parent households. I understand the struggles they have as single parents and just want to be here for them.”

Id learned myself by the age of sixteen that just as girls guarded their virginity, boys guarded something less tangible which they called Themselves.

I was always aware that Jack loved women not only for their bodies but for the stories that came into being as they interacted with him--they were part of his road, the infinite range of experience that always had to remain open to fuel his work.

I became intent on saving him through showing him that he was loved.