Quotes from book

Brown Girl Dreaming

“When there are many worlds
you can choose the one
you walk into each day.”

“How can I explain to anyone that stories are like air to me, I breathe them in and let them out over and over again.”

“But on paper, things can live forever.
On paper, a butterfly
never dies.”

“Then I let the stories live
inside my head, again and again
until the real world fades back
into cricket lullabies
and my own dreams.”

“Even the silence
has a story to tell you.
Just listen. Listen.”

“The empty swing set reminds us of this--
that bad won't be bad forever,
and what is good can sometimes last
a long, long time.”