Penni

“president once remarked after the fall of Saigon that, “History will judge whether we [Americans] could have done better.” Undoubtedly, that judge in history could only wish that more was made today of your selfless charity and lionhearted compassion. And it shall here. Thank you for following your heart and instinct by putting “humanity ahead of politics.” You are legends.”
― Mae Bunseng Taing, Under the Naga Tail: A True Story of Survival, Bravery, and Escape from the Cambodian Genocide

“Within the next twenty-four hours, eight thousand men, women, and children in the city of Galveston would lose their lives. The city itself would lose its future. Isaac would suffer an unbearable loss. And he would wonder always if some of the blame did not belong to him. This is the story of Isaac and his time in America, the last turning of the centuries, when the hubris of men led them to believe they could disregard even nature itself.”
― Erik Larson, Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History

“The small red book”
― Erik Larson, Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History

“not everyone was happy Papa had scraped together savings to build a house “out near the lake,” as her once-friend Rose had put it, as if lake water and comfort were a betrayal. By the time the Klan burned down their unfinished house,”
― Tananarive Due, The Reformatory