"Don't you know that boys don't cry?' Adam grinned. 'Shall I tell you something I've only recently discovered,' I replied, not attempting to hide the tears rolling down my face and not the least bit ashamed of them. 'Boys don't cry, but real men do."

-- Malorie Blackman

#Real Quotes #Boys Quotes #Men Quotes

“Humility makes great men twice honorable”
“As we embrace the American dream and the freedoms it represents, we must also ensure that those who wish to enjoy those freedoms become a part of our society and learn to speak our language.”
“He's no Bill Clinton!”
“Enthusiasm is the power that transfers the mental blueprint into the physical dimension.”
“My son, a perfect little boy of five years and three months, had ended his earthly life. You can never sympathize with me; you can never know how much of me such a young child can take away. A few weeks ago I accounted myself a very rich man, and now the poorest of all.”
“In the mighty and almost limitless potential of American industry-the brilliance and rugged determination of its leaders; the skill, energy and patriotism of its workers-there has been welded an almost impregnable defense against the evil designs of any who would threaten the security of the American continent. It is indeed the most forceful and convincing argument yet evolved to restrain the irresponsibility of those who would recklessly bring down upon the good and peace-loving peoples of all the nations of the earth the disaster of total war.”
“I am always pleased to be asked to write a poem.”
“I've been in rage all my life at this thing we call 'society'”

Source : David Wojnarowicz (1994). “David Wojnarowicz: brush fires in the social landscape”

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