Paula Giddings Professions : Writer Born : November 16, 1947 Browse All Authors Top 3 quotes by Paula Giddings It was my mother who gave me my voice. She did this, I know now, by clearing a space where my words could fall, grow, then find their way to others. Paula Giddings voice mother fall I am old enough to know that victory is often a thing deferred, and rarely at the summit of courage... What is at the summit of courage, I think, is freedom... the freedom that comes with the knowledge that no earthly thing can break you. Paula Giddings good-woman women thinking I am old enough to know that victory is often a thing deferred, and rarely at the summit of courage... What is at the summit of courage, I think, is freedom. The freedom that comes with the knowledge that no earthly think can break you. Paula Giddings Similar Authors Ihab Hassan writer Ingmar Bergman writer Isabella Bird writer Ivan E. Coyote writer Al Feldstein writer Bert Sugar writer All Authors