“I don't tell everything. I want the reader to have the feeling that maybe they know the whole truth, but they don't.” KnowsWantWholeFeelingsReaderWhole Truth Author:John Edgar Wideman
“There are still horrible things that go on because of the myth of race, but we don't have to succumb totally.” StillsRaceGoes OnMythHorribleHorrible Things Author:John Edgar Wideman
“Books are an attempt to control something that's uncontrollable.” BookUncontrollable Author:John Edgar Wideman
“That's one of the beauties, I think, of African American life. There was this thing called slavery and adjustments were made. It literally destroyed millions, but it didn't destroy everybody and it didn't destroy the inner lives of all the people who experienced it.” PeopleThinkingMadeMillionsSlaveryDestroyedMade ItAfrican AmericanAdjustmentInner LifeAmerican Life Author:John Edgar Wideman
“If I had only a negative side of things to present, I think I would have much less of a drive to do it. Because what would be the point?” IfsThinkingWould BeSidesNegative Author:John Edgar Wideman
“We are confronted with insurmountable opportunities.” MotivationalMotivationOpportunityFutureInsurmountable Author:Walt Kelly
“I can only ask of those who care about me and the issues in my case to support me and spread the word about what is going on.” I CanCareAsksCasesSupportIssuesSpreadWho CaresSupport Me Author:Chelsea Manning
“Donations to my legal defense fund really help, and I think keeping me motivated and spreading the message are also very important.” ThinkingImportantHelpingMessagesDefenseFundMotivatedDonation Author:Chelsea Manning
“Day-to-day life is as simple as it is routine - though my days are often long and very busy.” LongLife IsSimpleBusyRoutineDay To DayDay LifeDay To Day Life Author:Chelsea Manning
“There are very few distinctions between el bueno and el malo en la prisión militar. Instead of the good and the bad, there is the boring and la repetición - the repetitive. The routine is as endless as it is numbing.” BoringEndlessDistinctionRoutineRepetitiveNumbing Author:Chelsea Manning