Big don't mean ugly, and thin sho don't mean pretty. If a person wants to be pretty, they gotta walk pretty, talk pretty and act pretty. Can't nobody take pretty from you.

~ Daniel Black

Daniel Black Bartimaeus Beauty Perfect Peace Pretty Self Worth

The pain of what happened next lives in our collective memory. It mauls our souls each day. Yet it must be told. Silence guarantees no healing. It promises that the child's life would be forgotten and that its mission might, one day, be thought significant. Silence is the enemy of history, and history is all we have.

~ Daniel Black

Daniel Black Enemy Forgotten History Significant Silence Told

The power of speech does not rely upon meaning. Words carry energy all by themselves. They vibrate through the air, with the intention of the speaker, shaping consciousness and touching hearts whether understood or not.

~ Daniel Black

Daniel Black Consciousness Energy Meaning Power Shape Speaker Speech Vibrate Words

You can't lie a lifetime,son. Either you gon' tell the truth, or the truth's gon' tell on you

~ Daniel Black

Daniel Black Gus Peace Lies Perfect Peace

Sometimes you have to grow up before you appreciate how you grew up.

~ Daniel Black

Daniel Black Growing Up