Quotes From "The Firefly Letters" By Margarita Engle

I would have run away Into the forest To live...
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I would have run away Into the forest To live in a nest Made of dreams And green leaves Margarita Engle
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Night simply drapes itself over the day As if someone had lowered a curtain. The sky glitters and moves, Filled with shooting stars and fireflies. Margarita Engle
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Without even trying to be a teacher, Fredrika is teaching us, Showing us how to see things in new ways Instead of always thinking The same old thoughts That have been passed along by strangers Day after day, year after year Without any spirit of amazement Or wonder, Margarita Engle
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There is no place more lonely Than a rich man's home. Margarita Engle