The earth is speaking to us, but we can't hear because of all the rack…

Jerry Spinelli
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The earth is speaking to us, but we can't hear because of all the racket our senses are making. Sometimes we need to erase them, erase our senses. Then - maybe - the earth will touch us. The universe will speak. The stars will whisper. ✨ Jerry Spinelli (2012). The Stargirl Collection, p.62, Knopf Books for Young Readers
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