Aibileen Clark Quotes

“You is kind. You is smart. You is important.”

“I thought I might write my stories down or read ’em to you. Ain’t no different in writin’ down my prayers.”

“Eighteen people were killed in Jackson that night. Eight Black and ten White. I don’t think God has color in mind that he sets the tornado loose.”

“No one had ever asked me what it felt like to be me. Once I told the truth about that, I felt free.”

“God says we need to love our enemies. It’s hard to do, but it can start by telling the truth.”