When I was young, I grew up in a family of working-class people. Not just my parents, but my extended family, as well. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes class extend family
I've always wanted to write about the other side of the tracks, the have-nots, maybe because that's who I was. Matt de la Pena havenotsside Change image and share on social
I used to be so angry about the kids that had stuff. Like the kids that had cars, the kids that had money to go get lunch every day off campus. I used to feel so slighted. Matt de la Pena angrycampuscar Change image and share on social
I'm ashamed to admit this, but I didn't read a novel all the way through until after high school. Blasphemy, I know. I'm an author now. Books and words are my world. Matt de la Pena admitashamedauthor Change image and share on social
The importance of heart health became very real for me when my father died of heart disease seven years ago. Having experienced the loss first hand, I am inspired to do everything I can to break the cycle and prevent families from losing loved ones to this preventable disease. Monica Potter agobreakcycle share on social
If you take Darwin's theory and extend it to its logical end, it can be used to justify a number of very horrendous things. Kirk Cameron darwinendextend Change image and share on social
Exeter was, I suspect, more crucial in my life than in the lives of most members of my class, and conceivably, than in the lives of almost anyone else who ever attended the school. John Knowles attendclassconceivably Change image and share on social