America believes what's good for us is good for the world. It's very difficult to understand that that's not necessarily true.
Walter Dean MyersThe idea of voluntary segregation went against every value I had been taught. What did being born black have to do with excellence?
Walter Dean MyersWe all think we're different, but when it comes around, we end up needing the same things. Somebody to love us. Somebody to respect us.
Walter Dean Myers