The best time to cry is at night, when the lights are out and someone is being beaten up and screaming for help.
Walter Dean MyersIf what I read doesn't reflect my life - whether I'm gay or Latino or on welfare - doesn't that really mean that my life is not valuable?
Walter Dean MyersSometimes when things get hard, we tend to set our sights on what's hard, that difficult thing that keeps us upset, and we turn our back on our strengths.
Walter Dean Myers