“It isn't until you feel safe that you realize how difficult it was before, when you were constantly afraid, as though you have been hearing a noise in the background for so long that you cannot pick it out until someone turns it off. And when you hear the sound of silence, it's sweeter than you knew anything could be.” FearSafeSafetyProtectionAfraid Book:The Force of Such Beauty Source: The Force of Such Beauty
“I know now that I must have glowed for them. I was a flower in a greenhouse, unsullied by the air that everyone else was forced to choke on. Worldliness has its price - cynicism - which I lacked, almost wholly.” BeautifulCynical Book:The Force of Such Beauty Source: The Force of Such Beauty
“Running was the only sport that could not be segregated by the government, could not be kept down by oppression, could not be bought out from under the feet of my peers. They could not, you see - they could not segregate the roads. Not during the day, anyway.” RunningFreedomOppressionSouth AfricaRunnersSegregation Book:The Force of Such Beauty Source: The Force of Such Beauty