Brave Face Quotes

“I’d never ride a rocket into out space, so standing at the edge of the ocean was probably the closest I’d get to touching something boundless and greater than myself. For me, the ocean had a way of putting the rest of the world into context for a couple seconds.”
― Shaun David Hutchinson, Brave Face

“I did know some people who would receive me, but reluctantly, because I had nothing to offer company save a long face and a self-pitying heart, and I had no intention of changing either. Black Americans of my generation didn't look kindly on public mournings except during or immediately after funerals. We were expected by others and by ourselves to lighten the burden by smiling, to deflect possible new assaults by laughter. Hadn't it worked for us for centuries? Hadn't it?”
― Maya Angelou, All God's Children Need Traveling Shoes

“The cool, calm Liam was a total lie. The real Liam was just a scared little kid.
Like me.”
― Candice Jarrett, Mortal Tether