For even though the rest of the city--no, the rest of the country--starved and searched fruitlessly for work and slept in a humpy in the park, society's finest could still squander their money however they saw fit. The unemployed, they would say, were lazy. If they worked harder, they'd do as well as Mr. Harry Moneypants was doing, who'd earned his vast fortune by having the foresightedness of selecting rich parents, who had, in their time, also cleverly selected rich parents. . Justine Larbalestier
Love is too precious to be ashamed of.
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Laurell K. Hamilton
It's not at all hard to understand a person it's only hard to listen without bias.
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Criss Jami
There is nothing more frightful than ignorance in action.
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Unknown
I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.
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Unknown
You can't dwell on what might have been...and it's not fair to condemn him for something he hasn't done.
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Wendelin Van Draanen
More Quotes By Justine Larbalestier
The job of every generation is to discover the flaws of the one that came before it. That's part of growing up, figuring out all the ways your parents and their friends are broken.
If you are causing trouble, look for allies, always.
I can critique the bad; I can take the good, and I can add whatever I want.
Didn’t anyone ask you where your parents are?"" They asked. Especially about my parents."" What did you tell them?"" I said I ate them."" Jesus, Rosa.
I believe it’s incredibly important to write against [racial] stereotypes. If we give in and make sure that all black women characters are asexual, gentle, and kind we wind up with another set of stereotypes.
