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America's Daughter (Dancing Soul Trilogy, #2) QUOTES

America's Daughter (Dancing Soul Trilogy, #2) QUOTES

1 " There is no such thing as immunity from the joy or pain of the past. "

― , America's Daughter (Dancing Soul Trilogy, #2)

2 " In their hearts, they know that we are all created equal in the eyes of God and the universe. Whoever thinks otherwise will never be happy. "

― , America's Daughter (Dancing Soul Trilogy, #2)

3 " In your heart, you will always be African, but in America you are a Black American. It is possible and desirable to be both. "

― , America's Daughter (Dancing Soul Trilogy, #2)

4 " What was wrong with these American students? Didn’t they know I was the teacher and they had to do as I said? I learned quickly that my authority meant little, if anything, to them. I was not the all-powerful and feared mwalimu (teacher) of Africa. "

― , America's Daughter (Dancing Soul Trilogy, #2)

5 " Standing up for your human rights is what you must always do. "

― , America's Daughter (Dancing Soul Trilogy, #2)

6 " With tears of joy, I recalled Fat Mary’s role in my childhood. She had been my consoler and counselor since the day I understood I was alone in the world and had no one who loved me or wanted me. I had decided back then that I would love me, fat me, just as I was. Her role was also to safeguard the meaningful and happy moments of my childhood and bring them to me when I needed to remember life’s goodness. "

― , America's Daughter (Dancing Soul Trilogy, #2)

7 " Haven’t I always said that no amount of beating, ridicule, or degradation could change your beauty, inside or out? "

― , America's Daughter (Dancing Soul Trilogy, #2)

8 " It is not about forgetting but about not letting the past define you. It is about learning from it and embracing its role as your lifetime teacher. "

― , America's Daughter (Dancing Soul Trilogy, #2)

9 " I was suffering from a profound disease called culture shock and a severe case of homesickness. My brain was exhausted trying to figure out a lifestyle and living standards that everyone took for granted and few bothered to explain. "

― , America's Daughter (Dancing Soul Trilogy, #2)

10 " As puzzled as I was by my classmates’ assumptions, their classification of me as a Black American nonetheless comforted me. Could it be that now, finally, I had my own group to belong to? Would Black Americans claim me just because the whites assigned me to them? "

― , America's Daughter (Dancing Soul Trilogy, #2)

11 " Discovering dance and its power to heal my soul played a key role in my survival. "

― , America's Daughter (Dancing Soul Trilogy, #2)

12 " When my depression turned to anger, I knew I was on the way to recovery. "

― , America's Daughter (Dancing Soul Trilogy, #2)

13 " To them I was first a Black, then a Black from another country, and then a person. "

― , America's Daughter (Dancing Soul Trilogy, #2)

14 " How could I live without dancing? "

― , America's Daughter (Dancing Soul Trilogy, #2)

15 " I worked hard at fitting in and becoming an American, but then I discovered that being an American was not enough. I had to be a Black American because that’s how Americans, especially whites, saw me. "

― , America's Daughter (Dancing Soul Trilogy, #2)

16 " It was Cathy who taught me the true meaning of the word “risk.” Whenever I see that word written or hear it spoken, I see her face. I see her faith. I see her love and her youth when she took on this challenge. She perceived a need and didn’t wait for everything to fall into place before doing something about it. She did not wait until someone wrote the manual on How to be a Mother to a 19-Year-Old African Orphan When You’re Only 23. "

― , America's Daughter (Dancing Soul Trilogy, #2)

17 " I wanted to share with Black Americans the beautiful and empowering aspects of Africa. "

― , America's Daughter (Dancing Soul Trilogy, #2)

18 " On the plane leaving Africa, I had a vision of Mama Africa, a powerful and proud African woman carrying the abundant fruits of Africa in a basket. She accompanied me as I gazed down on the continent I was leaving. She would be with me in my new country, Mama Africa assured me, and I would forever be a child of Africa. "

― , America's Daughter (Dancing Soul Trilogy, #2)