"Small Great Things" Quotes
"Small Great Things" by Jodi Picoult delves into themes of race, privilege, and justice through the story of an African American nurse facing a moral and legal dilemma after being prohibited from caring for a newborn because of the parents' prejudices.
fiction | 510 pages | Published in 2016
Quotes
Equality is treating everyone the same. But equity is taking differences into account, so everyone has a chance to succeed.
You can’t change what a person thinks, but you can change what they do.
Some lessons can’t be taught. They simply have to be learned.
When you don't fit in, you become superhuman. You see things that are invisible to others.
What if the most dangerous thing you’ve ever done is exactly what you should be doing?
We all have a story. You just have to find a way to tell it.
Prejudice is just a shadow of ignorance.
Sometimes doing the right thing means breaking the law.
Privilege isn’t about what you’ve gone through; it’s about what you haven’t had to go through.
We can’t just ignore parts of ourselves because they are uncomfortable.
