The sample passages below are taken from among the 783 quotations contained within this remarkable book. All subjects are categorized alphabetically and indexed by author. Treasury of Black Qotations is a must for your home library DESERTION It sometimes seems we are deserted by earth and heaven. -Frederick Douglass * * * Desire I've lived to bury my desires. And see my dreams corrode with rust: Now all that's left is fruitless fires That burn my empty heart to dust. -Alexander Pushkin * * * DESTINY Abused and scorned though we may be, our destiny is tied up with the destiny of America. -Martin Luther King, Jr. - And my father and mother strengthened me in this my first impression, saying in my presence, I was intended for some great purpose. -Nat Turner * * * DEVELOPMENT The development of human society-from tribalism to feudalism, to capitalism, to socialism-is brought about by the needs and aspirations of mankind for a better life. -Paul Robeson | Treasury of Black Quotations by Donnie E Wilson, Paperback | Indigo Chapters