Quotes by Joy Kogawa

Dont deny the past. Remember everything. If youre bitter, be bitter. Cry it out! Scream! Denial is gangrene.

Some people, Aunt Emily answered sharply, are so busy seeing all sides of every issue that they neutralize concern and prevent necessary action. Theres no strength in seeing all sides unless you can act where real measurable injustice exists. A lot of academic talk just immobilizes the oppressed and maintains oppressors in their positions of power.

Once I came across two ideographs for the word love. The first contained the root words heart and hand and action-love as hands and heart in action together. The other ideograph, for passionate love, was formed of heart, to tell, and a long thread.

In a time like this, let us trust in God even more. To trust when life is easy is no trust.