Toni Cade Bambara

"We are here to bear witness and to speak truth."

"The role of the artist is to make the revolution irresistible."

"We are our history. We are not divorcing ourselves from our past."

"Stories are important. They keep us alive."

"If you don't know your history, you don't know anything."

"The struggle is a spiritual one."

"We cannot heal what we do not acknowledge."

"Dance, even if you have nowhere to do it but your living room."

"You have to take seriously the power you have over other people's lives."

"I've always believed that a lot of the trouble in the world comes from ideologies."

"Women have always worked. We just need to get paid for it."

"The function of art is to set you free."

"We have to believe we can make a difference."

"Education is not just about facts; it's about thinking."

"Stories can make us whole."

"Our children need to know their own story."

"Time is something we waste constantly."

"The personal is political."

"We must document our lives."

"Community is not just a word; it's a practice."

"The writer's job is to tell the truth."

"Fear paralyzes; courage moves us forward."

"We are responsible for each other."

"Change begins with imagination."

"Art is resistance."

"Knowledge without action is empty."

"Every story deserves to be told."

"We must reclaim our narrative."

"Happiness comes from meaningful work."

"Silence is complicity."