4 Quotes & Sayings By Donika Kelly

Donika Kelly is the author of the best selling book, On Your Feet: The Journey from Homelessness to a Place of Your Own, a memoir about her life as a single homeless mother who struggled to raise her children in a world filled with judgment and stigma. Her book is a testament to the power of persevering and the strength of family. It is also a message for us all to recognize that we can overcome any obstacle in our path if we have the determination to follow our dreams.

You bear a sword and shield, remind meof her labor,...
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You bear a sword and shield, remind meof her labor, her stoning gaze. What beastwill your blade free next? What call will you loosefrom another woman's throat? Donika Kelly
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Refuse the old means of measurement. Rely instead on the thrumming wilderness of self. Listen.-From "Out West Donika Kelly
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You grow. You are large. You are a 19th century poem. All of America is inside you, a catalogue of lives and landand burrowing things.- From "Catalogue Donika Kelly