"Fire from the Rock" Quotes
African American teenager Sylvia Patterson faces racism and integration when she is chosen to be one of the first black students at an all-white high school in Arkansas.
historical fiction | 231 pages | Published in 2007
Quotes
I guess I’ll just have to be the best I can be, and let the rest of the world go by.
I have to believe that things will get better.
You’re not white, Sylvia. You’re a Negro. It’s important to remember who we are and what we stand for.
Sometimes I think I’m the only one who really gets it.
They’re afraid of us. Afraid of what we might do, or become.
I’m worth it. I am worth it.
We have to fight for what is right, no matter what the cost.
I refuse to be a victim. I refuse to be less than who I am.
I will not be defined by the color of my skin, but by the content of my character.
We can’t let them win. We have to show them who we really are.
