To gaze into another persons face is to do two things: to recognise their humanity and to assert your own.
Sometimes a deal with the devil is better than no deal at all.
beware the clever man that makes the wrong look right
I had learned that there were times when fighting was impossible, when the best thing to do was to wait and to learn.
Today you live, child. Tomorrow, you dream.
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.