"I would fight for my liberty so long as my strength lasted, and if the time came for me to go, the Lord would let them take me."

-- Harriet Tubman

#Strength Quotes #Fighting Quotes #Long Quotes

“A lot of times, people say that people read to escape. But I think if you come from any community that is underrepresented, in any kind of media, whether that's around race, around class, or sexual orientation, religion, whatever it may be, sometimes you read to be affirmed. To have your humanity rendered complexly. And sometimes seeing yourself on the page is affirming. And we know that for some young people, that can also be life-saving.”
“I don't think we [people] are averse to thinking about things in a deep way, but we have limited time and opportunity to think about things in a deep way. I think that's why there is an appetite for non-fiction - it gives people the opportunity to reexamine ordinary experience and be smarter about it.”
“It's possible to go on, no matter how impossible it seems.”
“Growing up doing those Kiwanis Clubs, doing those Cub Scout banquets, doing those church shows, I learned to find that sensibility that most people could laugh at - that all ages and demographics could laugh at.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“None of these devices address that women keep track of many peoples lives, not just their own.”
“God is diverse and inclusive, not limited and exclusive. You're thinking of a Country Club.”
“A police force, wherever they are, is made up of amazing people, and I respect them a great deal.”
“After great pain, a formal feeling comes â€” The Nerves sit ceremonious, like Tombs â€” The stiff Heart questions was it He, that bore, And Yesterday, or Centuries before? The Feet, mechanical, go round â€” Of Ground, or Air, or Ought â€” A Wooden way Regardless grown, A Quartz contentment, like a stone â€” This is the Hour of Lead â€” Remembered, if outlived, As Freezing persons, recollect the Snow â€” First â€” Chill â€” then Stupor â€” then the letting go â€””

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