‘But on that glorious day in May 1963, Gordo Cooper went higher, farther, and faster than any other American…’

The Things That Really Matter
‘But on that glorious day in May 1963, Gordo Cooper went higher, farther, and faster than any other American…’
‘I did a lot of jobs in Germany. More than were really good for me. Too many really…’
‘It’s 2015, and people still act like marriage is some kind of crowing achievement for women...’
‘Calm that experience. That’s what my mother used to call it when my father would roar in drunk...’
‘Love meant being brave, otherwise you had already lost your own argument…’
‘Everybody is there just to be escaped from, just to be left behind, like they let you down instead of the other way around…’
‘We don’t hate you! We bloody love you, you stupid girl!‘