"Folks were doin' a lot of runnin' that night"

-- Harper Lee

#Night Quotes #Folks Quotes

“Without writing, what would I have become? Nothing. In China the individual used to be treated as a screw or a small cog in the revolutionary machine. I wanted to be a human being with a voice.”
“Before you build a better mousetrap, it helps to know if there are any mice out there.”
“Always a godmother, never a mother. That sucks. I've got to get me one of those little accessories.”
“Don't try too hard to be young. Be who you are”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“Nobody in the world, nobody in history, has ever gotten their freedom by appealing to the moral sense of the people who were oppressing them.”

Source : Assata Shakur (2016). “Assata: An Autobiography”, p.151, Zed Books Ltd.
“The first film that really knocked me out was Alien by Ridley Scott. This is a great movie because no matter how many times I watch it, I still find myself fully invested in the characters despite the fact I know what is coming. I think it was this type of mastery of storytelling and the ability of bringing the audience so completely into another world that made me want to become a director.”
“We have been friends together In sunshine and in shade.”

Source : Caroline Sheridan Norton (1853). “The Undying One: And Other Poems”, p.209
“My advice for people is to love the world they are in, in whatever way makes sense to them. It may be a devotional practice, it may be song or poetry, it may be by gardening, it may be as an activist, scientist, or community leader. The path to restoration extends from our heart to the heart of sentient beings, and that path will be different for every person.”

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