The Truth About Awiti Quotes

“There are many repercussions directly linked to the trans–Atlantic slave trade, including the destruction of sacred land boundaries and familial ties, as well as the systemic racism people of the African diaspora presently experience throughout the world.”
― C.P. Patrick, The Truth About Awiti

“As Charles and Awiti always say, the body ain’t nothing but a vessel for the spirit. The body is capable of breaking, of being tortured and buried. It is the spirit that cannot be tamed.”
― C.P. Patrick, The Truth About Awiti

“For after death, there is no fear. The biggest fear is right now.”
― C.P. Patrick, The Truth About Awiti

“It’s supposed to be a trial. But no such thing as a trial if you got one drop of Negro blood in you. Having that one drop means you don’t have a voice. It means yes, you live and walk and breathe like a man, but you not a man. You not equal to men who don’t have that one drop. You tainted by that drop of Negro blood. Dirty. And tainted, dirty men don’t get a fair trial.”
― C.P. Patrick, The Truth About Awiti

“When you staring death in the face, it makes you think about life. Not just your own life, but the lives of those around you. Lives you touched or hurt. The lives you value most. And lives you almost forgot until death looked you straight in the eyes and said, “Remember.” Death is not kind or patient with its memories. They come flooding. Suffocating and drowning you until it is difficult to breathe. Filling you up with recollections as you gasp for a few more moments. More time. That’s what looking at death feels like. Death is watching the phases of your life tick away. Whether fast or slow, easy or difficult. Don’t matter. Anyone about to die wants more time.”
― C.P. Patrick, The Truth About Awiti

“no amount of money is worth one’s soul.”
― C.P. Patrick, The Truth About Awiti