Each of us is comprised of stories, stories not only about ourselves but stories about ancestors we never knew and people we've never met. We have stories we love to tell and stories we have never told anyone. The extent to which others know us is determined by the stories we choose to share. We extend a deep trust to someone when we say, "I'm going to tell you something I've never told anyone." Sharing stories creates trust because through stories we come to a recognition of how much we have in common.
Julius LesterOften, the human animal dresses terror in rage, and expresses both in a way unlike either.
Julius LesterSome wounds go so deep that you don't even feel them until months, maybe years, later.
Julius LesterGoodness was not a trait you acquired; it was a value you practiced when you were on the verge of doing evil.
Julius LesterSilence was not the absence of sound but was itself a sound that could be loud or soft, soothing or disturbing, complex or simple.
Julius Lester