Towers Falling Quotes

“When asked a question, class, it's important to consider how it's framed. Sometimes a question is a door to another question, another way of seeing. Understanding.”
― Jewell Parker Rhodes, Towers Falling

“Home. It's where we come from. Who we are.”
― Jewell Parker Rhodes, Towers Falling

“The words strike like they never did before. Before words were flat. Now I hear them - understand in a new way.”
― Jewell Parker Rhodes, Towers Falling

“Home is our starting point for connecting to the past.”
― Jewell Parker Rhodes, Towers Falling

“School doesn’t help with real life.”
― Jewell Parker Rhodes, Towers Falling

“Last year, even my best friend, Keisha, stopped speaking to me when my family became homeless.”
― Jewell Parker Rhodes, Towers Falling

“I hope the teacher doesn't say, 'Write an essay about your summer vacation.' If she does, I'll leave the paper blank. Else I'll have to lie. Say eviction is the best vacation. Hearing Ma weeping and Pa wheezing, cracking his knuckles while Leda sucks her pacifier, double-time, and Ray holds my hand. I never lie. I won't. It's better to keep quiet.”
― Jewell Parker Rhodes, Towers Falling

“My pop didn't go to war, but he's been disappearing just the same.”
― Jewell Parker Rhodes, Towers Falling

“I may not fully understand how, but the towers falling is also a part of my history.”
― Jewell Parker Rhodes, Towers Falling

“When asked a question, class, it's important to consider how it's framed. Sometimes a question is a door to another question, another way of seeing. Understanding.”
― Jewell Parker Rhodes, Towers Falling

“I feel sorry for all those people in the planes and towers who were expecting an ordinary day.”
― Jewell Parker Rhodes, Towers Falling

“That’s our journey this month. Figuring it all out. Home is our starting point for connecting to the past.”
― Jewell Parker Rhodes, Towers Falling

“The hardest word for me to say is please. Being poor, you've sometimes got to ask for stuff - food, toothpaste, even soap. I don't want to ask anybody for anything.”
― Jewell Parker Rhodes, Towers Falling