One can give nothing whatever without giving oneself—that is to say, risking oneself.
—James Baldwin, The Fire Next Time
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Author: Michael
20 books of summer (ii)
From the razor-sharp short stories of Lucia Berlin to the surreal tales of Helen Oyeyemi, my summer’s been filled with great reads.
qotd: activity
Storytelling is the essential human activity. The harder the situation, the more essential it is.
—Maxine Hong Kingston, The Woman Warrior
qotd: problem
The problem with a book is that you never know what it’s planning to do to you until you’re too far into it.
—Marlon James, A Brief History of Seven Killings
qotd: try
Don’t lose heart. Don’t let it make you bitter. Try to understand. Try to understand. The world’s already bitter enough.
—James Baldwin, Another Country
qotd: hope
Hope gets you there; work gets you through.
—Rebecca Solnit, Hope in the Dark
qotd: peace
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
