Under the Tulip Tree Quotes

“Maybe confidence in oneself had nothing to do with what other folks thought or did. Maybe it was deep down inside you, just waiting to be let loose like a spring of water gushing to the surface.”
― Michelle Shocklee, Under the Tulip Tree

“Even though slavery isn’t legal anymore, I believe it’s important to remember the past as it truly was, not as we wish it to be.”
― Michelle Shocklee, Under the Tulip Tree

“I don’t like remembering the bad times, but the Lord has a way of using them to get you to where he wants you to”
― Michelle Shocklee, Under the Tulip Tree

“You need to see life from a different perspective in order to move forward.”
― Michelle Shocklee, Under the Tulip Tree

“When you get to be my age, you try not to miss an opportunity to give thanks to the Lord for every little blessing. You never know when you’ll find yo’self face-to-face with him.”
― Michelle Shocklee, Under the Tulip Tree

“Wasn’t that what life was about? To know and be known. To offer encouragement to others and share the burdens we all face. No matter the color of one’s skin, weren’t we all supposed to care about each other?”
― Michelle Shocklee, Under the Tulip Tree

“I feel now that the time is come when even a woman or a child who can speak a word for freedom and humanity is bound to speak. . . . I hope every woman who can write will not be silent.” HARRIET BEECHER STOWE, 1851”
― Michelle Shocklee, Under the Tulip Tree

“scowled. “No, I certainly do not. You didn’t own slaves. It’s been seventy-one years since the war ended. No one holds your generation responsible for slavery, dear.”
― Michelle Shocklee, Under the Tulip Tree

“I don’t like remembering the bad times, but the Lord has a way of using them to get you to where he wants you to go.”
― Michelle Shocklee, Under the Tulip Tree

“There are always going to be people who oppose change”
― Michelle Shocklee, Under the Tulip Tree

“articles will make people stop and think. About how we need to learn from the past and make the future a better place for everyone.”
― Michelle Shocklee, Under the Tulip Tree

“The war ended seventy years ago. No one wants to hear about slavery these days.” “That’s the point”
― Michelle Shocklee, Under the Tulip Tree

“Frankie lived a life I never knew existed. In school we learned about slavery”
― Michelle Shocklee, Under the Tulip Tree

“Maybe that’s the whole point. What we believe and what we think are not static. Experiences and people leave a mark on us and change us. Meeting Frankie and hearing her stories opened my eyes”
― Michelle Shocklee, Under the Tulip Tree

“I feel now that the time is come when even a woman or a child who can speak a word for freedom and humanity is bound to speak. . . . I hope every woman who can write will not be silent.”
― Michelle Shocklee, Under the Tulip Tree

“Was that the key to surviving”
― Michelle Shocklee, Under the Tulip Tree

“Wasn’t that what life was about? To know and be known. To offer encouragement to others and share the burdens we all face. No matter the color of one’s skin”
― Michelle Shocklee, Under the Tulip Tree

“Maybe confidence in oneself had nothing to do with what other folks thought or did. Maybe it was deep down inside you”
― Michelle Shocklee, Under the Tulip Tree

“I believe understanding events of the past can help us make the future better for everyone. Our generation,” he said”
― Michelle Shocklee, Under the Tulip Tree

“perhaps come away with a better understanding of the cruelties and injustices some people experienced at the hands of others simply because of the color of their skin.”
― Michelle Shocklee, Under the Tulip Tree

“Even though slavery isn’t legal anymore”
― Michelle Shocklee, Under the Tulip Tree

“There are always going to be people who oppose change, but I think they’re in the minority. Most people desire to live in harmony with others, no matter their differences.”
― Michelle Shocklee, Under the Tulip Tree

“Was that the key to surviving, no matter what life hands you? Find the good among the ashes?”
― Michelle Shocklee, Under the Tulip Tree

“I apologize for surprising you like that, Mr. Norwood.” Frankie stirred her stew, letting the air cool it. “When you get to be my age, you try not to miss an opportunity to give thanks to the Lord for every little blessing. You never know when you’ll find yo’self face-to-face with him.” She chuckled, then took a bite of the meal.”
― Michelle Shocklee, Under the Tulip Tree

“I hope every woman who can write will not be silent.”
― Michelle Shocklee, Under the Tulip Tree

“Why do men do it”
― Michelle Shocklee, Under the Tulip Tree

“I feel now that the time is come when even a woman or a child who can speak a word for freedom and humanity is bound to speak. . . . I hope every woman who can write will not be silent.” HARRIET BEECHER STOWE”
― Michelle Shocklee, Under the Tulip Tree

“Hatred is a powerful thing. It can turn a person into something they ain’t.”
― Michelle Shocklee, Under the Tulip Tree