“It’s been said that racism is so American that when we protest racism, some assume we’re protesting America.”
“If, then, I were asked for the most important advice I could give, that which I considered to be the most useful to the men of our century, I should simply say: in the name of God, stop a moment, cease your work, look around you.”
― Essays, Letters and Miscellanies
― Essays, Letters and Miscellanies
“As she spoke, I wanted to cry, because sometimes it's just so damn hard to be a mother. We have to wait and wait and wait for our children to open their hearts to us. And if that doesn't work, we have to bide our time and look for the moment of weakness when we can sneak back into their lives and they will see us and remember us for the people who love them unconditionally.”
― Dreams of Joy
― Dreams of Joy
“The farther you go...the harder it is to return. The world has many edges and it's easy to fall off.”
― Dispatches from the Edge: A Memoir of War, Disasters, and Survival
― Dispatches from the Edge: A Memoir of War, Disasters, and Survival
“Maybe some people just aren't meant to be in our lives forever. Maybe some people are just passing through. It's like some people just come through our lives to bring us something: a gift, a blessing, a lesson we need to learn. And that's why they're here. You'll have that gift forever.”
― The Gift
― The Gift
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