Ey > Ey's Quotes

“I am a writer....a master of words.'Like a knife, words should be handled carefully. They can cut deeply, the wound may never heal, and the scar can remain for an eternity.”
― Ey Wade, Beads on a String-America's Racially Intertwined Biographical History

“Sometimes you have to call people out. Do that a time or two, and they learn pretty quickly how dangerous mirrors are. They rarely like seeing themselves.”
― Deatri King-Bey, The Only Option

“Stop worrying about what might not happen and allow what is to be.”
― Deatri King-Bey, The Only Option

“Stop wasting prayer on things you don’t need help with. Prayers aren’t for wants. They are for giving thanks. God will supply the needs that you cannot obtain on your own by default, so there is no need to ask. Just thank.”
― Deatri King-Bey, The Only Option

“I did not know if the story was factually true or not, but it was emotionally true [...].”
― Richard Wright, Black Boy