Erin Gruwell

"It would be easy to become a victim of our circumstances and continue feeling sad, scared or angry; or instead, we could choose to deal with injustice humanely and break the chains of negative thoughts and energies, and not let ourselves sink into it."

- Erin Gruwell

"I realized if you can change a classroom, you can change a community, and if you change enough communities you can change the world."

- Erin Gruwell

"That's the beauty of education, kids taking lessons out of the classroom and back into their own world where they can positively affect their family, their friends, and their greater community."

- Erin Gruwell