Poverty makes it very difficult in an already competitive world for kids to get on a straight track where they can actually love learning.
Anna Deavere SmithPeople in power have to be careful about what comes out of their mouth. They have to find exactly the right word that can't be attacked.
Anna Deavere SmithThen everyone leaves, and you are left, each night, to your own devices with a crowd of interesting people - most of whom you don't know - sitting in the dark.
Anna Deavere Smith