“Each guy stamped the passport of my heart. “You’re worthy.” Stamp. “You’re enough.” “You have not failed completely.” Stamp, stamp.”
“Lord, stamp eternity on my eyeballs.”
“The US head of state grew up on food stamps. The British head of state grew up on the postage stamps.”
“Most of my heroes don't appear on no stamps”
“The American head of state grew up with a mother on food stamps. The British head of state grew up with a mother on postage stamps. Is that a contrast that fills you with pride?”
“The soldier had stamped my passport FAMILY in heavy black capital letters and I checked it now for reassurance and because I liked how fierce the word looked”