4 Quotes & Sayings By Edeet Ravel

I’m a writer, human rights activist and photographer. I’ve been writing since I was 8 years old. As a writer, I have written 24 books and have published over 50 articles in magazines and newspapers throughout the United States and Mexico. My two latest books are “Blessings of the Revolution” and “Courageous Hearts: True Stories of Courageous Women Around the World.” As a human rights activist, I debuted my photography exhibition “Not Yours to Take: The Art of Resistance” at UCLA in March 2018 and plan to hold several more exhibitions in that style throughout the US.

I wondered why I hadn't realized before that art was...
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I wondered why I hadn't realized before that art was hard because you had to recreate not merely the scene but the way it soared into your soul and changed you. Edeet Ravel
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And yet I was filled with grief. In the beginning of all love there is grief, because at that moment you’re closest to the ghost of parting. You know how easily it could all slip away, how easily it could evaporate into eternal, never-to-be-consummated longing. Edeet Ravel
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Someone once told me a joke, " he said. "I'd like to be a pacifist, but people keep getting in the way.' I made a decision to fight for my friend in prison. It was a deliberate decision. It isn't the only way-it's just something I decided. Edeet Ravel