Once a great wrong has been done, it never dies. People speak the words of peace, but their hearts do not forgive. Generations perform ceremonies of reconciliation but there is no end.
Source: The Chosen Place, The Timeless People, 1969.
-- Paule Marshall, (Apr 9 1929-2019), US writer, educator; She wrote The Chosen Place, The Timeless People, 1961 and Daughters, 1991.