“There is a vital force in rumor. Though crushed to earth, to all intents and purposes buried, it can rise again without apparent effort.” EarthPurposeForceEffortGossipBuriedRumorCrushed Book:The Fabric of Memory Source: The Fabric of Memory
“We who are crushed to earth with heavy chains, who travel a weary, rugged, thorny road, groping through midnight darkness on earth, earn our right to enjoy the sunshine in the great hereafter. At the grave, at least, we should be permitted to lay our burdens down, that a new world, a world of brightness, may open to us. The light that is denied us here should grow into a flood of effulgence beyond the dark, mysterious shadows of death.” WorldShouldMayLightEarthGrowsEnjoyDarkDarknessShadowLaysBurdenHeavyGravesMysteriousChainsSunshineNew WorldDeniedFloodWearyMidnightCrushedHereafterBrightnessRuggedShadow Of Death Book:Behind the scenes; or, Thirty years a slave, and four years in the White house Source: Behind the scenes; or, Thirty years a slave, and four years in the White house