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“By this equation, anger + fighting = triumph = survival.”
― Andrea Elliott, Invisible Child: Poverty, Survival & Hope in an American City

“Shoko once told me that standing on the shore made her feel like she was standing on the outskirts of the world. As if she'd been pushed away from the center, away from people, until she reached the edge of the sea that was itself pushed away from the great ocean.”
― Choi Eunyoung

“To be poor in a rich city brings all kinds of ironies, perhaps none greater than this: The donated clothing is top shelf. Used purple uggs and pantagonia fleeces cover thinning socks and fraying jeans. A Phil & Teds rain shell fished from the garbage protects the babys creaky stroller.”
― Andrea Elliott, Invisible Child: Poverty, Survival & Hope in an American City

“The world is full of people who are not bad, but weak, people who bring unnecessary misfortune upon themselves and others for no reason but weakness. A heroic spirit that's not devoted to human progress may be empty and meaningless, but goodness that is lacking in the spirit of heroism is often empty as well.”
― Genzaburo Yoshino, How Do You Live?