“There's no corporal punishment here, or any other form of punishment for that matter, and the children are encouraged to speak up for themselves. Unfortunately, they're not always particularly choosey about the things they say, and it can be rather… — E.R. Braithwaite Copy Share Image
“The smells arose from everything, everywhere, flowing together and remaining as a sickening, tantalizing discomfort. They flowed from the delicatessen shop with its uncovered… — E.R. Braithwaite Copy Share
“There's no corporal punishment here, or any other form of punishment for that matter, and the children are encouraged to speak up for themselves.… — E.R. Braithwaite Copy Share
“On my way home that evening I felt an effervescence of spirit which built up inside me until I felt like shouting out loud… — E.R. Braithwaite Copy Share
“It’s no one’s fault really,” he continued. “A big city cannot afford to have its attention distracted from the important job of being a… — E.R. Braithwaite Copy Share
“It is said that here we practise free discipline. That's wrong, quite wrong. It would be more correct to say that we are seeking,… — E.R. Braithwaite Copy Share
“In Britain I found things to be very different. I have yet to meet a single English person who has actually admitted to anti-negro… — E.R. Braithwaite Copy Share
“The betrayal I now felt was greater because it had been perpetrated with the greatest of charm and courtesy.” — E.R. Braithwaite Copy Share
“They knew that Jamaica produced sugar, rum and bananas, that Nigeria produced cocoa, and that British Guiana had large natural resources; but these names,… — E.R. Braithwaite Copy Share
“Oh God, forgive me for the hateful thoughts, because I love them, these brutal, disarming bastards, I love them …” — E.R. Braithwaite Copy Share
“Don't fall into the habit of bringing work home, Rick. It indicates a lack of planning, and you would eventually find yourself stuck indoors… — E.R. Braithwaite Copy Share
“Teaching is like having a bank account. You can happily draw on it while it is well supplied with new funds; otherwise you're in… — E.R. Braithwaite Copy Share
“Instead, we try to give them affection, confidence and guidance, more or less in that order, because experience has shown us that those are… — E.R. Braithwaite Copy Share
“It was like a disease, and these children whom I loved without caring about their skins or their backgrounds, they were tainted with the… — E.R. Braithwaite Copy Share
“Their silence was not the result of boredom or apathy, nor were they quiet because it was expected of them or through fear of… — E.R. Braithwaite Copy Share
