"Roots: The Saga of an American Family" Quotes
"Roots: The Saga of an American Family" follows the generational journey of Kunta Kinte and his descendants, tracing the history of an African family's struggle and survival through American slavery and beyond.
historical fiction | 729 pages | Published in 1976
Quotes
Here was a man who had survived the impossible, but was being broken by the possible.
You have to understand that we are all of us born with the seeds of both good and evil, and we have to choose which one to nurture.
A man without knowledge of his past is like a tree without roots.
It is the strength of the spirit that sustains us in the darkest hours.
Freedom is something you take, not something you are given.
We are all connected by the same thread, woven through time and space.
True courage is being afraid and still doing what you have to do.
The legacy we leave is the history we write with our lives.
Forgiveness is not for others, it is for yourself.
To understand the present, you must look to the past.
