Fences Quotes

“If we don’t do better than those we accuse, we have no right to complain.”
― Inglath Cooper, Fences

“I never expected anyone to take care of me, but in my wildest dreams and juvenile yearnings, I wanted the house with the picket fence . . . – Maya Angelou”
― Inglath Cooper, Fences

“Try to live by your own sense of right and wrong. Not in response to someone else’s treatment of you.”
― Inglath Cooper, Fences

“AS AN ADULT, I’ve found life to be pretty predictable for the most part. Work hard. Set goals. Don’t expect anything to be handed to you. Remember that perfection doesn’t exist.”
― Inglath Cooper, Fences

“The ability to keep refocusing. Turning away from the bad, finding the good again. It’s there. And there’s always the temptation to let it be overshadowed by what can seem like a never-ending flood of yuck. We just have to keep turning back to the good.”
― Inglath Cooper, Fences