28 Quotes by Justina Ireland

See, the problem in this world ain’t sinners, or even the dead. It is men who will step on anyone who stands in the way of their pursuit of power. Luckily there will always be people like me to stop them

Once I read something, I know it forever. Whether I'm supposed to be reading it or not.

Your grandma used to always tell me that just because something is over doesn't mean it wasn't successful. All things end at some point.

...because there's nothing better than the memories of others when you're little and have no stories of your own.

Surviving can make people right mean

Momma used to say there were lots of ways to survive. Don't e afraid to pretend to be something you aren't, Jane. Some times a little subterfuge and chicanery is in order and the quickest way to achieve one's goal. It ain't hard to imagine Ida pretending to be just another dumb colored girl in order to make it out here. Survival by any means necessary.

The darkness agrees with me. It asks me to release it, as loud as a roar and as quiet as a whisper. I remember what my sister said long ago: You must control the darkness. You can’t ever give in to it. But the shadows want to make me happy, and I deserve a little happiness

Someday, if not today, you will see that this life is nothing without people to love

All they care about is how it will look in the papers.