Ann Fairbairn
Ann Fairbairn, the pen name of Dorothy Tait, was an American author renowned for her novel "Five Smooth Stones," which became a significant work during the Civil Rights Movement era. Her storytelling is celebrated for its deep emotional resonance and social awareness. Before her success as a novelist, Fairbairn worked in journalism and public relations, which influenced her nuanced portrayal of complex societal issues and human relationships.
Book summaries for books written by Ann Fairbairn
Quotes
What is stronger than the human heart which shatters over and over and still lives?
We cannot change the past, but we can change our attitude toward it. Uproot guilt and plant forgiveness. Tear out arrogance and seed humility. Exchange love for hate— thereby, making the present comfortable and the future promising.
It is easier to hate than to love; and it is stronger than love.
The only way to change things is to shoot the men who arrange things.
There is in the nature of things, more than meets the eye.
Ignorance is the root and stem of all evil.
The dead are never far from us. They're in our hearts and on our minds and in the end, all that separates us from them is a single breath, one final puff of air.
Life is not a matter of chance. It is a matter of choice.
The truth will set you free, but first it will make you miserable.
We each survive in our own way.
There is no such thing as a bad boy. There are only boys who make bad choices.
We are only as strong as the love we dare to give.