
“You never know how strong you can be until being strong is the only choice you have left.”
Source: The Rose That Grew from Concrete
The Rose That Grew from Concrete is a collection of poetry written between 1989 and 1991 by Tupac Shakur, published by Pocket Books through its MTV Books imprint. A preface was written by Shakur's mother Afeni Shakur, a foreword by Nikki Giovanni and an introduction by his manager, Leila Steinberg.
“You never know how strong you can be until being strong is the only choice you have left.”
Source: The Rose That Grew from Concrete
“The seed must grow regardless
Of the fact that it’s planted in stone”
Source: The Rose That Grew from Concrete