“Guns.” Evie spoke to no one in particular. “The perfect solution to any problem. The more you have, the more perfectly they solve the problem.”
10 RULES FOR GOOD LIVING
1Be kind to others & they will be kind to you
2Do not use drugs for fun EVER
3If you are wrong, apologize
4God sees what you do wrong but HE is kind & will forgive
5Do not tell lies as that becomes a habit
6Never whip a horse
7Your body is your tempul so DO NOT SMOKE
8Do not cheet, give everyone a SQUARE SHAKE
9Be careful of the friends you choose, I was not
10Remember your mother will always love you & you will be OKAY!
Mostly it was the sons, though, that drew them back. A new start for every woman in the world was goodbye forever to their precious sons and they couldn’t bear that. This also made Evie’s heart break, too.... (查看原文)
Resolved to be better. Resolved to be stronger. Ready to do whatever we have to do.
These women, convicted criminals who had surrendered their freedom—virtually all of whom were survivors of domestic abuse, or survivors of addiction, or survivors of poverty, or survivors of mental illness, or some combination of all four—were not unaccustomed to distasteful labor. They did what they had to. Evie had given them a choice and they had made it. (查看原文)
