A reader does not suddenly comprehend what is being read or studied, in a snap, miraculously. Comprehension needs to be worked forged, by those who read and study; as subjects of the action, they must seek to employ appropriate instruments in order to carry out the task. For this very reason, reading and studying form a challenging task, one requiring patience and perseverance.

There is no true word that is not at the same time a praxis. Thus, to speak a true word is to transform the world.

Liberation is a praxis: the action and reflection of men and women upon their world in order to transform it.

It's really not possible for someone to imagine himself/herself as a subject in the process of becoming without having at the same time a disposition for change. And change of which she/he is not merely the victim but the subject.

Only through communication can human life hold meaning.

Sometimes a simple, almost insignificant gesture on the part of a teacher can have a profound formative effect on the life of a student.

The former oppressors do not feel liberated. On the contrary, they genuinely consider themselves to be oppressed.