Harrison Mooney > Quotes

“Let's go through it again. My mother, who micromanaged all that I imagined, suggested that, somehow, I'd shown disrespect. It felt like she wanted to blame me. I wanted to help her. But nothing I could think of would explain the old lady's explosion. I didn't jump the queue. I didn't fail to hold the door. The woman was in front of me. I didn't stand too close, I didn't dance or curse, I didn't try to snatch her purse.”
― Harrison Mooney, Invisible Boy: A Memoir of Self-Discovery

“I acknowledge here that what is said is not the same as what is meant. It doesn't matter anyhow. Intent is not impact, and if we continue to prioritize the virtue of our thoughts above the violence of our actions, we will leave a trail of victims in our wake. Mine is a story about impact; I write for the millions impacted in similar ways.”
― Harrison Mooney, Invisible Boy: A Memoir of Self-Discovery

“The congregation laughed, and again I was humiliated. But it was a minor concern, for I would be dead soon.”
― Harrison Mooney, Invisible Boy: A Memoir of Self-Discovery