Ginnie German

“Don't look at the stranger and jump to conclusions. Look at the stranger's world.”
― Malcolm Gladwell, Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know About the People We Don't Know

“Mary, do you ever really read the work of Black women? Did you ever read my words, or did you merely finger through them for quotations which you thought might valuably support an already conceived idea concerning some old and distorted connection between us? This is not a rhetorical question.”
― Audre Lorde, Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches

“The right way to talk to strangers is with caution and humility.”
― Malcolm Gladwell, Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know About the People We Don’t Know

“We think we can easily see into the hearts of others based on the flimsiest of clues. We jump at the chance to judge strangers. We would never do that to ourselves, of course. We are nuanced and complex and enigmatic. But the stranger is easy. If I can convince you of one thing in this book, let it be this: Strangers are not easy.”
― Malcolm Gladwell, Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know About the People We Don’t Know