Hope gets you there; work gets you through.
—Rebecca Solnit, Hope in the Dark
notes on life and literature
Hope gets you there; work gets you through.
—Rebecca Solnit, Hope in the Dark
The language of peace is subtle . . . The reasons for peace, the definitions of peace, the very idea of peace have to be invented, and invented again.
—Maxine Hong Kingston, The Fifth Book of Peace
We have nothing left to fear but insincerity.
—Qiu Miaojin, Last Words From Montmartre
Write about only three things: what you love, what you hate, and what you’re deeply conflicted about.
—Marlon James, as quoted by Riverhead Books
In a time of destruction, create something. A poem. A parade. A community. A school. A vow. A moral principle. One peaceful moment.
—Maxine Hong Kingston, The Fifth Book of Peace