To write and not tell the truth? That would be death for any writer. But more, it would be death to the imagination. And if the imagination dies, what would happen to the souls of children? — Julius Lester Copy Share Image
“Perhaps nothing is so wounding to a writer than being accused of having written something that hurts a child. Censorship is an attitude of mistrust and suspicion that seeks to deprive the human experience of mystery and complexity. But without… — Julius Lester Copy Share Image
A good teacher is one who helps you become who you feel yourself to be. A good teacher is also one who says something… — Julius Lester Copy Share Image
“Stagolee was, undoubtedly and without question, the baddest nigger that ever lived. Stagolee was so bad that the flies wouldn't even fly around his… — Julius Lester Copy Share Image
But there are times when a tree can no longer withstand the pain inflicted on it, and the wind will take pity on that… — Julius Lester Copy Share Image
“To give good hugs you have to have some soft places. —Jeremy Richards” — Julius Lester Copy Share Image
“Perhaps one of the writer's tasks is to weave himself into others' pain.” — Julius Lester Copy Share Image
“Just because you're bron to someone, it doesn't mean you belong to them.” — Julius Lester Copy Share Image
Being a failure at living your own life as best as you can is better than being a success living the life somebody else… — Julius Lester Copy Share Image
I write because the lives of all of us are stories. If enough of those stories are told, then perhaps we will begin to… — Julius Lester Copy Share Image
Books, and especially fiction, do not proceed from ideas. They are born from feelings — Julius Lester Copy Share Image
Dying ain't important. Everyone does that. What's important is how well you do your living. — Julius Lester Copy Share Image
