“We, the beggar class, have little to lose and our expectations are, at best, modest, and when we suffer, it seems we suffer to the depths, for there is nothing in our lives nor in our souls to buoy our hope. Nothing in the way of the blackness. It sinks to the bottom as the lead weight that is despair. We look forward such a short distance that our spirit is myopic, not to be corrected by any lens within our world.”

“A hopeful journey is more important than the destination.”

“We are born among relatives. Family is defined by loyalty.”

“Music is the sound of unspoken thoughts.”

“It must be great to spend time in a spot and if you walk away, it’s so much better than before because of something you did.”

“There’s nothing wrong with fighting when you have no choice. As a matter of fact, it’s what you should do, but when you fight, fight to win.”

“Despite his best efforts, maintaining dignity in a head attached to an unclean body wrapped in unclean garments was a battle that encouraged surrender.”

“He knew most men only heard what they wanted to hear, and he had no desire to be like most men.”

“The weak thrive on indulgence.”

“We get so beat down by what we need, sometimes we forget how to want.”

“In this country our principles should not be silent.”