Kristin Hunter famous quotes

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It is true that no one can harm the person who wears armor. But no one can help him either.
-- Kristin Hunter

#Armor #Helping #Harm
Everyone of us is a wonder. Everyone of us has a story.
-- Kristin Hunter

#Stories #Wonder
...one of my motivating forces has been to recreate the world I know into a world I wish I could be in. Hence my optimism and happy endings.
-- Kristin Hunter

#Optimistic #Optimism #Wish
When you get up in the morning, you merely put on your clothes. When a colored man gets up in the morning, he puts on his armor.
-- Kristin Hunter

#Morning #Men #Clothes
I don't see black people as victims even though we are exploited. Victims are flat, one- dimensional characters, someone rolled over by a steamroller so you have a cardboard person. We are far more resilient and more rounded than that. I will go on showing there's more to us than our being victimized. Victims are dead.
-- Kristin Hunter

#Character #People #African American
I have never felt a placard and a poem are in any way similar.
-- Kristin Hunter

#Poetry #Politics #Poet
I sometimes think humor and satire are more effective techniques for expressing social statements than direct comment.
-- Kristin Hunter

#Thinking #Technique #Sometimes
Writing is harder than anything else; at least starting to write is.
-- Kristin Hunter

#Writing #Starting #Harder
it is amazing how all our paths of rebellion tend to lead us straight back home.
-- Kristin Hunter

#Home #Path #Rebellion
I hate, loathe, and despise Christmas. It's a time when single people have to take cover or get out of town.
-- Kristin Hunter

#Christmas #Hate #People
I marvel at the many ways we, as black people, bend but do not break.
-- Kristin Hunter

#Racism #People #Black
First it is necessary to stand on your own two feet. But the minute a man finds himself in that position, the next thing he should do is reach out his arms.
-- Kristin Hunter

#Inspirational #Men #Two
The most amazing thing about little children ... was their fantastic adaptability.
-- Kristin Hunter

#Children #Littles #Most Amazing
...I have wanted to believe people could make their dreams come truethat problems could be solved. However, this is a national illness. As Americans, we believe all problems can be solved, that all questions have answers.
-- Kristin Hunter

#Dream #Believe #People

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