“If some readers take away the idea that animals deserve better treatment in general, then I certainly won't argue.” Quote by Robert Paul Weston
“Historical atrocities have certainly shown that dehumanizing any group is the first step toward genocide.” FirstsStepsGroupsHistoricalGenocideFirst StepsAtrocities Author:Robert Paul Weston
“I'd hasten to say that the prejudice in Dust City isn't completely analogous to racism in the real world.” WorldRealCitiesRacismPrejudiceDustReal World Author:Robert Paul Weston
“People of different ethnicities are definitely not of differing species. Biologically speaking, people are people.” PeopleDifferentSpeciesEthnicity Author:Robert Paul Weston
“Magic is crazy. He is that crazy wild guy on the basketball court that is very intense and very serious. He is the guy who lives and eats and breathes basketball.” GuyMagicCrazySeriousBasketballCourtBreatheIntenseBasketball Court Author:Magic Johnson
“In Japan, it's strange to openly take credit for giving to charity or even to donate publicly.” GivingStrangeCharityCreditJapanDonateGiving To Charity Author:Robert Paul Weston
“On average, once a month for the last 10 years since her [Harper Lee] stroke, we have sat and talked and told stories and exchanged insults... Which she loves. I think one secret to our friendship was I did not treat her like a marble woman, and my wife - I joked with her, and I joked with her, and that was the sort of contours of our friendship.” ThinkingYearsStoriesLastsSecretWifeMonthsTreatsAverageMy WifeSatInsultStrokesMarbleHarper Author:Wayne Flynt
“I would say what was always on her[Harper Lee] mind was the stories she had to tell, and the story was pretty obvious in "To Kill A Mockingbird," maybe a bit - little bit less obvious and more obscure in "Go Set A Watchman."” MindLittlesStoriesBitsLittle BitObviousObscureHarperMockingbirdKill A Mockingbird Author:Wayne Flynt
“Harper Lee was legendarily private. I've never known such a private woman in my life. It's no surprise that she left Monroeville, a gossipy little southern town where everybody wants to know everybody's business, and went to the most anonymous city in America.” KnowsWantLittlesAmericaLeftCitiesKnownTownsSurpriseSouthernHarper Author:Wayne Flynt
“As a matter of fact, I constantly tell audiences all over the world that the single greatest icon of American culture from the publication of "To Kill A Mockingbird" was that novel so that if we say, what conversation can we have that would lead us on a road of tolerance, and teachers have decided that if you're going to teach values in a school in America, the answer that American teachers at all kinds of schools have come up with, just let Harper Lee teach "To Kill A Mockingbird." And then all the teacher has to do is stand back and guide the discussion.” IfsWorldKindMatterFactsSchoolAmericaValuesCultureAnswersTeachNovelAudienceTeacherConversationDecidedCome UpGuidesToleranceAll KindsDiscussionAmerican CultureIconsPublicationMatter Of FactHarperMockingbirdKill A Mockingbird Author:Wayne Flynt
“Trying to take a feeling from one language, and express it in another is naturally that's my goal. You can't possibly achieve that in a perfect way because there's so many things you have to take into consideration. You know, think about every word, every sentence, every paragraph, and do what you can.” ThinkingKnowsWayTryingFeelingsLanguageGoalPerfectAchieveSentencesConsiderationParagraph Author:Ann Goldstein