...fact takes no heed of human hopes.

The way to right wrongs is to turn the light of truth upon them.

One had better die fighting against injustice than die like a dog or a rat in a trap.

The people must know before they can act, and there is no educator to compare with the press.

There must always be a remedy for wrong and injustice if we only know how to find it.

Virtue knows no color line.

Those who commit the murders write the reports.

I am only a mouthpiece through which to tell the story of lynching and I have told it so often that I know it by heart. I do not have to embellish; it makes its own way.

A Winchester rifle should have a place of honor in every black home.

The appeal to the white man's pocket has ever been more effectual than all the appeals ever made to his conscience.

The appetite grows for what it feeds on.

I'd learned that some things are best kept secret.

What if you can't, Austin? You can't help everyone.""At least I'll know I tried.

My job is to ensure the sanctity of this House. Ensuring the sanity of its Master seemed like a good start.

I often cannot believe the things I do.

If you want to run for president, you better be an athlete. It's 24/7. It never ends. You give up your personal life completely and you have something of a chance to be shot.

The reflexive allergy to L.A. that a lot of New Yorkers have, I feel like it's kind of nonsense.

The modernist writers found despair inspirational.

the unforgivable was usually the most easily forgiven.

Being young is an 18 year prison sentence for a crime your parents committed. But you do get time off for good behavior.

In the end it all comes down to enthusiasm. Your creativity is basically your expression of God-force.