Wendy Rose famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

Maurice Kenny stands at the forefront of his generation. Few writers of any ethnicity are destined to be remembered in the mainstream of literary history; I believe that Kenny's contributions as a poet are among those few. He writes from the center, as our Elders would say.
-- Wendy Rose

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I go through the motions of living in society
-- Wendy Rose

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[The] Hopi earth does contain my roots and I am, indeed, from that land. Because the roots are there, I will find them. But when I find them, [my father] said, I must rebuild myself as a Hopi. I am not merely a conduit, but a participant. I am not a victim, but a woman.
-- Wendy Rose

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I still secretly believe that afternoons are the time for the test card and you shouldn't watch television when the sun is out.
Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.
I believe in instinct, not reason. When reason is right, nine times out of ten it is impotent, and when it prevails, nine times out of ten it is wrong.
Hope lies to mortals And most believe her, But man's deceiver Was never mine.
Because of a friend, life is a little stronger, fuller, more gracious thing for the friend's existence, whether he be near or far. If the friend is close at hand, that is best; but if he is far away he still is there to think of, to wonder about, to hear from, to write to, to share life and experience with, to serve, to honor, to admire, to love.
Nature, not content with denying him the ability to think, has endowed him with the ability to write.
The only way to write is well and how you do it is your own damn business.
When I write I have no loyalty except to historical truth as I see it and care no more about British achievements and mistakes than any other.
It isn't that it's questionable when you speak up for the right of people with different sexual orientation. People took some part of us and used it to discriminate against us. In our case, it was our ethnicity; it's precisely the same thing for sexual orientation. People are killed because they're gay.
Hate has no place in the house of God. No one should be excluded from our love, our compassion or our concern because of race or gender, faith or ethnicity - or because of their sexual orientation.

Wendy Rose famous quotes

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