They Called Us Savages Quotes

“Being almost free is the most devilish form of captivity.”
― Wiss Auguste, They Called Us Savages

“A night remains a night regardless of a Negro’s struggles. The moon does not stop shining to mourn a dying Negro; the tide will not alter its course to push ashore a drowning Negro.”
― Wiss Auguste, They Called Us Savages

“Sometimes, we find the comfort we need in the misfortunes of others”
― Wiss Auguste, They Called Us Savages

“Only a fool would try to make sense of fate’s folly.”
― Wiss Auguste, They Called Us Savages

“A shared secret is like sunken carcasses pressing against the fissured wall of a dam.”
― Wiss Auguste, They Called Us Savages

“The bravery of a man cannot be measured until he has seen death and lives to talk about it.”
― Wiss Auguste, They Called Us Savages

“On this land and all lands beyond, happiness is a borrowed commodity”
― Wiss Auguste, They Called Us Savages

“All pleasant dreams morph into disappointment once the mind awakens.”
― Wiss Auguste, They Called Us Savages

“Beware the thrill of ephemeral joys”
― Wiss Auguste, They Called Us Savages