We must acknowledge the past in order to regain trust and to seize the future.
–Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to the Present by Harriet A. Washington
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“Don’t look back! Don’t look back, Soren! Believe!” But this time it was not Grimble calling. It was Gylfie. Just as they reached the stone rim, they felt a curl of warm air. And it was as if vast and gentle wings had reached out of the night, and swept them up into the sky. They did not look back. They did not see the torn owl on the library floor. They did not hear Grimble, as he lay dying, chant in the true voice of the Boreal Owl, in tones like chimes in the night, an ancient owl prayer: “I have redeemed myself by giving belief to the wings of the young. Blessed are those who believe, for indeed they shall fly.”
–The Guardians of Ga’Hoole, Book One: The Capture, by Kathryn N Lasky
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“She makes amends the same way she goes into battle. Gods help the fool who gets in her way.”
–Fire Logic (Elemental Logic)
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“It’s time for us to all reflect on honor, kindness and respect. Every ninja understands and fists turn into helping hands as little ninjas work as one, undoing all that they have done.”
–Dojo Daycare by Chris Tougas
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“The truth is so embarrassing, and what’s important is that I’ve changed. Really, I have.”
“Friends,” said the former menace, “it’s not enough for me to say I’m sorry. I have to prove it and repair my reputation. Here is your very own piggyback mansion.”
–Tell The Truth B.B. Wolf, written by Judy Sierra and Illustrated by J. Otto Seibold