Kristin Hunter quotes
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“It is true that no one can harm the person who wears armor. But no one can help him either.”
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“Everyone of us is a wonder. Everyone of us has a story.”
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“...one of my motivating forces has been to recreate the world I know into a world I wish I could be in. Hence my optimism and happy endings.”
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“When you get up in the morning, you merely put on your clothes. When a colored man gets up in the morning, he puts on his armor.”
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“I don't see black people as victims even though we are exploited. Victims are flat, one- dimensional characters, someone rolled over by a steamroller so you have a cardboard person. We are far more resilient and more rounded than that. I will go on showing there's more to us than our being victimized. Victims are dead.”
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“I have never felt a placard and a poem are in any way similar.”
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“I sometimes think humor and satire are more effective techniques for expressing social statements than direct comment.”
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“Writing is harder than anything else; at least starting to write is.”
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“it is amazing how all our paths of rebellion tend to lead us straight back home.”
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“I hate, loathe, and despise Christmas. It's a time when single people have to take cover or get out of town.”
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“I marvel at the many ways we, as black people, bend but do not break.”
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“First it is necessary to stand on your own two feet. But the minute a man finds himself in that position, the next thing he should do is reach out his arms.”
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“The most amazing thing about little children ... was their fantastic adaptability.”
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“...I have wanted to believe people could make their dreams come truethat problems could be solved. However, this is a national illness. As Americans, we believe all problems can be solved, that all questions have answers.”
-- Kristin Hunter
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