Mustard Seed (Freedman/Johnson, #2)

by Laila Ibrahim

“So much beauty and so much ugliness all mixed together. My heart don’ know what to make of it.”

you did God’s work today—you sowed some seeds.”

“An ugly truth is preferable to a beautiful lie.

“You didn’t teach me to be safe,” Jordan replied. “You taught me to be brave.”

“All that’s best in me came from you,”

The ballot box has to be more powerful than bullets.”