I Know What Falling Off The Cliff

My Life Is Not Packaged, Not Tidy. There Are Leftover Strands And Jagged Edges That Cut Even My Friends.

But In The End, We Learn We Can Forgive Most People. The Cushion Of Mortality Makes Their Wrongdoing Seem Less Dark, And Whatever Roads They Traveled Seem Less Foolhardy.

I Think It's Difficult For Young People To Acknowledge Being Smart, To Knowledge Being A Reader. I See Kids Who Are Embarrassed To Read Books. They're Embarrassed To Have People See Them Doing It.

We’re Suggesting That [kids Are] Missing Something If They Don’t Read But, Actually, We’re Condemning Kids To A Lesser Life. If You Had A Sick Patient, You Would Not Try To Entice Them To Take Their Medicine. You Would Tell Them, ‘take This Or You’re Going To Die.’ We Need To Tell Kids Flat Out: Reading Is Not Optional.

You Cannot Live This Life Anymore Without The Ability To Read.