"You might as well expect rivers to run backwards as any man born free to be contented penned up."

"War can be avoided, and it ought to be avoided. I want no war."

"We had good white friends who advised us against taking the war path. My friend and brother, Mr. Chapman, told us just how the war would end."

"It makes my heart sick when I remember all the good words and the broken promises."

"Motherhood: All love begins and ends there."

"It is not love that should be depicted as blind, but self-love."

"My great hope is to laugh as much as I cry; to get my work done and try to love somebody and have the courage to accept the love in return."

"Who is wise in love, love most, say least."