"You should sit so much with [people] that your backside is in pain. You should listen so much that your ears begin to burn. You should be processing and thinking so intently that it feels like your head will explode. You should be feeling so much that your soul feels exhausted. You should be caring so much that your body feels like it can hardly contain your heart. And then, when you have sat too long, listened even more, and felt deeper than you have ever felt before, the walking, marching, running, and kneeling required to stand with me will feel like a welcome relief."

-Anthony Bates