Colson Whitehead Quote

One can talk good and shower down roses, but it's the receiver that has to walk through the thorns, and all its false expectations.

Dreams become regrets when left in the mind, never planted in the soil of action.

For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone.

It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.

Be Fearful When Others Are Greedy and Greedy When Others Are Fearful

Young women today feel vulnerable to judgment; if a harsh sentence is passed (or even suspected or projected), it is not her reputation that suffers so much as the stability of her moral universe. The...

Even if it's not appreciated, do your best. Integrity will take you further than acknowledgement.

Mother is far too clever to understand anything she does not like.

It's a funny thing about life, once you begin to take note of the things you are grateful for, you begin to lose sight of the things that you lack.

Don't be in temper, to leave so quickly, that I may be dying. But all too soon, the leaves and debris will gather elsewhere.