“Insanity is not a fit topic for high-school children.” — Allan Dare Pearce Children Copy Share Image
“I guess it's the curse of our generation, having to put aside our lives to do the right thing.” — Allan Dare Pearce Activism Copy Share Image
“Sometimes you know the answer to a question deep down but you ask the question for some other reason.” — Allan Dare Pearce Copy Share Image
“Everything in life is not a joke." "No, but it mostly is.” — Allan Dare Pearce Joke Copy Share Image
“This is the time for black people to stand and be counted.” — Allan Dare Pearce Black people Copy Share Image
“In the eye of my mind, I imagine what the world could be.” — Allan Dare Pearce Imagination Copy Share Image
“My daughter is black and she has to know what it is like to be black. My daughter should know you, Aiken,… — Allan Dare Pearce Black culture Copy Share Image
“She placed her hands, one on each of his shoulders, stood on her toes and kissed him on the lips. He waited,… — Allan Dare Pearce Enjoying the moment Copy Share Image
“I am an educated black woman in a time when educated black people will be called upon to risk everything for the… — Allan Dare Pearce Black people Copy Share Image
“Only one person can own any plate at a time. It belongs to the pitcher, or it belongs to the batter, Aiken,… — Allan Dare Pearce Baseball Copy Share Image
“Racism, Dr. Sam. I worry for my kids about racism. Racism doesn't appear to take holidays or time off. What can I… — Allan Dare Pearce Children Copy Share Image
“Some days in the camp you prayed to live; some days you prayed to die quick. Some days you didn't bother praying,… — Allan Dare Pearce Concentration-camps Copy Share Image
“Because this is Upper Canada, after all, and 'caning' sounds more English than 'having ass whipped to death with hickory stick.” — Allan Dare Pearce Canada Copy Share Image
“People have been bred to hate for generations -- eons, maybe. Some fundamental urge. Something implicit in the human condition.” — Allan Dare Pearce Generations Copy Share Image
“I am not a teacher in my heart," she said. "I am a doer, and all these little shitheads in front of… — Allan Dare Pearce Copy Share Image
“Three of the revolutions," Bermuda said, "the French, the Russian, and the American, were true only in the beginning. Just true in… — Allan Dare Pearce American revolution Copy Share Image
“Humble' is another way or saying 'simple' or 'poor' like we can't have fun; we can't roll up the rugs and dance,… — Allan Dare Pearce Home decor Copy Share Image
“Here is a sermon for you, Reverend: Everything not dead dies. Just like those little fellows scooting around beside that dead mamma… — Allan Dare Pearce Death Copy Share Image
“But, ladies and gentlemen, we will also be asked to make sacrifices in matters that are not our affair and that do… — Allan Dare Pearce Battle Copy Share Image
“Something girls never understood about poker night. The real point of the card play was to razz. Razzing calls forth unbridled farm-boy… — Allan Dare Pearce Copy Share Image
“Your repressed feelings desperately try to climb to the surface but fail to do so, and in therapy we seek to reveal… — Allan Dare Pearce Desires Copy Share Image
“Do a lot of questions mean you are really smart or really dumb?” — Allan Dare Pearce Questions Copy Share Image
“When the city burns down and people are shot dead, people think of a riot.” — Allan Dare Pearce Cities Copy Share Image
“I am a teacher. I should be giving tests, not taking them.” — Allan Dare Pearce Education Copy Share Image
