Benhur Gebreselassie

“Life, with its rules, its obligations, and its freedoms, is like a sonnet: You're given the form, but you have to write the sonnet yourself. - Mrs. Whatsit”
― Madeleine L'Engle, A Wrinkle in Time

“You have to demand respect in this world, ain't nobody just going to hand it to you. How you carry yourself, what you stand for-- thats how you gain respect. but little one aint nobody's respect worth more than your own”
― Mildred D. Taylor, Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

“One word can sometimes be sharper than a thousand swords”
― Mildred D. Taylor, Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry