“Speak up, speak often and don’t worry about those that at this point cannot understand as they can never un-hear what we tell them.”

“The agony of the dead is with us, and we hear their screams and walk among their ghosts. We cannot avert our eyes or plug up our ears. We must bear witness and speak for those who cannot speak. We have only one chance to get it right.”

“That which we cannot speak of is the one thing about whom and to whom we must never stop speaking.”

“Those that cannot produce ideas often speak with the old proverbs!”

“The living owe it to those who no longer can speak to tell their story for them.”

“Our world cannot be complete without you, and without hearing what you have to say. True justice cannot exist without compassion; compassion cannot exist without understanding. But no one will understand you unless you speak, and are able to speak clearly (Sister Janet to the students, page 155).”