Book Quotes

I-The Castle

"My previous destination had been Spain, where I was ordained a priest after four grueling years of semi-monastic seminary life and study in a small, quaint town:   Santo Domingo de la Calzada in Old Castile . Medieval best describes the town, the building, some customs, and certainly some disciplinary and religious attitudes.    Now, I was here, living in an English Castle.


 
II- Discovering America

"Our little group of students consisted of six young men, somewhat baffled by the general confusion and frequently accosted by FBI agents who inspected our papers carefully, (it was wartime) and after finding them in order let us continue our patient wait for the next train. Days passed until eventually we were allowed to board a train. We joined the general scramble and each of us found the best space available for our trip to Los Angeles. Two of our group we never saw again until our final destination. I found a large duffel bag belonging to a G I on which I sat and slept as best I could. The soldier did not seem to mind."

III-Spain

"Adjustment was difficult. We missed Dominguez and its playing fields and gardens and the open air and swimming pool. We missed our sports, hobbies, and freedom of association with other students and information about the outside world. I felt confined and frustrated and a twinge of hopelessness wormed its way into my thoughts. We were there for the long haul and so far from home. I fantasized running away one day and joining the American Armed Forces to win my way back to the United States."

      

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