A Mile A Minute Auteur: Christopher Paul Curtis Copy Quote More from Christopher Paul Curtis “There comes a time when you're losing a fight that it just doesn't make sense t…” “You know, there's something especially lonely about a gold medal hanging all by…” “A bud is a flower-to-be. A flower in waiting. Waiting for just the right warmth…” “No sir, I don't know why, but my eyes don't cry no more.”