Defending a King Quotes

“We are never so defenseless against suffering as when we love.”
― Karen Moriarty, Defending a King: His Life & Legacy

“There’s no revenge so complete as forgiveness,”
― Karen Moriarty, Defending a King: His Life & Legacy

“If you enter this world knowing you are loved and you leave this world knowing the same, then everything that happens in between can be dealt with. — Michael Jackson”
― Karen Moriarty, Defending a King: His Life & Legacy

“The political arena and the entertainment industry are replete with individuals who have obliged our generalized lust for the downfall and disintegration of those who have been catapulted to a pedestal of admiration and devotion.”
― Karen Moriarty, Defending a King: His Life & Legacy

“The Russian perception of Michael Jackson as an iconic victim parallels that of American author Dr. Wayne Dyer, who said: Not only is that heartbreaking, but immoral in my opinion, that this innocent man was persecuted as he was by this world and particularly the United States—his home country. I am and always will be ashamed of what was done to Michael Jackson by this country.... Michael was essentially lynched in the U.S.... [H]e is not only the man in the mirror, but the mirror itself reflecting back to this country its own ugliness, greed, ignorance, and hate.”
― Karen Moriarty, Defending a King: His Life & Legacy

“There’s no revenge so complete as forgiveness,” a sage once wrote. Michael Jackson sought no revenge against anyone; he always took the high road. He issued no public statements against any of the people who chose to become his enemies or who tried to ravage him, even though he could have commanded a public platform and free publicity in an instant if he had chosen to do so.”
― Karen Moriarty, Defending a King: His Life & Legacy