"Unfortunately, I have realized that we cannot completely erase all the evil from the world, but we can change the way we deal with it, we can rise above it and stay strong and true to ourselves." Zlata Filipovic, Forward, XVIII

"This is the type of propaganda that the Nazis used during the Holocaust." Erin Gruwell, Chapter 1, Page 2.

"I feel as though chaos is stalking me, sliding its slimy tentacles into every crevice of my life." Anonymous Freedom Writer, Chapter 6, Page 188.

"I want to write his story so others will know his death was not in vain." Anonymous Freedom Writer, Chapter 6 page 150.

"I have a dream that... little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls and walk together as sisters and brothers." Martin Luther King Jr. Epilogue, Page 273.

"I always thought that "odd" was a three-letter word...