Kristin Hunter
It is true that no one can harm the person who wears armor. But no one can help him either.Collection: Armor
Everyone of us is a wonder. Everyone of us has a story.Collection: Stories
First it is necessary to stand on your own two feet. But the minute a man finds himself in that position, the next thing he should do is reach out his arms.Collection: Inspirational
I don't see black people as victims even though we are exploited. Victims are flat, one- dimensional characters, someone rolled over by a steamroller so you have a cardboard person. We are far more resilient and more rounded than that. I will go on showing there's more to us than our being victimized. Victims are dead.Collection: Character
I sometimes think humor and satire are more effective techniques for expressing social statements than direct comment.Collection: Thinking
...I have wanted to believe people could make their dreams come truethat problems could be solved. However, this is a national illness. As Americans, we believe all problems can be solved, that all questions have answers.Collection: Dream
it is amazing how all our paths of rebellion tend to lead us straight back home.Collection: Home
...one of my motivating forces has been to recreate the world I know into a world I wish I could be in. Hence my optimism and happy endings.Collection: Optimistic
The boys think they can all be athletes, and the girls think they can all be singers. That's the way to fame and success. ...as a group blacks must give up their illusions.Collection: Success
Writing is harder than anything else; at least starting to write is.Collection: Writing
When you get up in the morning, you merely put on your clothes. When a colored man gets up in the morning, he puts on his armor.Collection: Morning
I hate, loathe, and despise Christmas. It's a time when single people have to take cover or get out of town.Collection: Christmas
I marvel at the many ways we, as black people, bend but do not break.Collection: Racism
The most amazing thing about little children ... was their fantastic adaptability.Collection: Children
I marvel at the many ways we, as black people, bend but do not break in order to survive. This astonishes me, and what excites me I write about. Everyone of us is a wonder. Everyone of us has a story.Collection: Writing
I have never felt a placard and a poem are in any way similar.Collection: Poetry