"The Land" Quotes
"The Land" by Mildred D. Taylor follows a young African American boy named Paul-Edward who struggles to claim and protect his family's land in the racially divided South during the early 20th century.
historical fiction | 400 pages | Published in NaN
Quotes
You don't want to be black, sugar. You just think you do.
There are things you can't back down on, things you gotta take a stand on. But it's up to you to decide what them things are.
You don't have to act mean when you're feeling fierce. The fiercer you feel, the more polite you should become.
Some things you just can't do. You're black and you can't do everything you want to do.
Life was not always easy for any of us, but whatever the problems, we never gave up. That was the Logan way.
You can't change the world, but you can present the world with one improved person - yourself.
It's not just about black and white, it's about who has and who doesn't.
You can't be scared of something you believe in.
When you ain't got nothing, you don't need to act like you got nothing.
Sometimes you do things to survive and sometimes you do things because you believe in something.
