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21 " Some realities drive us to our kneesand since I was therealreadybefore my altarI unwrapped and litthe beeswax candlesI acquired for you. "
― Alice Walker , Taking the Arrow Out of the Heart
22 " Now we are beginning to askthe crucial question.If it is natural to be blackand red or brown or yellowand if it is beautiful to resistoppressionand if it is gorgeous to be of colorand walking around free,then where does the problemlie?Who are these peoplethat kill our children in the night? "
23 " Repelled by crueltylet us ban itfrom our hearts. "
24 " Even on those daysthe news is fully bad.And all you can do is get out of bedand failing thatgive thanks you have a bed not to get out of.What does it take to make us smilewhen we feel the sword of angerand hatredsharp against the backsof our peaceful necks?What does it taketo make us stand togetheras if we just grew that way?What does it take to knowthe day of peace and justice will one day come?No matter whois so badlydirecting traffic? What does it taketo feel a joy so strongyou can almost levitate?All it takes, really,is presence,knowing that you, and those who feelas you do,ignoring roadblockswill arrive.Will brave the flights, the slights,the nights of wonderingif and why:the years of pain sometimes requiredto knowwhere it is most essentialto appear. "
25 " I am telling you Discouraged One we will win. And I will show you why. We are the offspring of the ignorantly discarded: we conjure sunrise with our smiles and provoke music out of trash. Who can completely disappear such genius? "
