We are never really beyond it... slavery continues to this day.

You must learn to respect," Papa said. But I do not respect her," I said. Papa paused for a moment, and patted my leg. "Then you must learn to hide your disrespect.

When it comes to understanding others, we rarely tax our imaginations.

To gaze into another persons face is to do two things: to recognise their humanity and to assert your own.

Today you live, child. Tomorrow, you dream.

I had learned that there were times when fighting was impossible, when the best thing to do was to wait and to learn.

Never have I met a person doing terrible things who would meet my own eyes peacefully. To gaze into another person's face is to do two things: to recognize their humanity, and to assert your own.