Lost Potential Quotes

“The tragedy of Tupac is that his untimely passing is representative of too many young black men in this country....If we had lost Oprah Winfrey at 25, we would have lost a relatively unknown, local market TV anchorwoman. If we had lost Malcolm X at 25, we would have lost a hustler named Detroit Red. And if I had left the world at 25, we would have lost a big-band trumpet player and aspiring composer--just a sliver of my eventual life potential.”
― Quincy Jones

“We let each other sit in grief for the lives we had, for the girls we could’ve been, if the world were kinder.”
― Ayana Gray, I, Medusa

“He still felt a story trapped inside him.”
― Emily Habeck, Shark Heart