“The humanities really is the only way that we can live up to E pluribus unum: out of many one."
“The humanities is happening everywhere. The humanities are changing this world. The humanities are making this world worth living.”
“Libraries are for everyone. And there’s a spirit of independence and energy in our libraries that have worked with PA Humanities. And they’re so much better because of it. So much better. We don’t have a better partner.”
“When they hear these stories and become friends and have this emotional connection with their peers who are having other lived experiences, it’s the most transformative thing about Teen Reading Lounge.”
"The humanities is helping people to connect so we can transform our communities, but it's also transforming ourselves."
"I want [PA Humanities] to keep growing Heart & Soul... for future growth and impact."
“People need to know each other as humans because when you get multiple perspectives on a universal theme it broadens your viewpoint of people and it helps you understand them better and love each other a little better.”
“We are absolutely discovering the depths of our humanity in this work, and it is transformational.”
"It's taken us 150 years to get our feet back under us but we're starting to do that... we're revitalizing a lot of our cultural ways... We're trying to get our youth more involved. We're trying to rebuild community."
“There are all these ways to signal to these students that you matter and you’re important and we care about what you have to say.”
“I don’t think it’s an accident that we’ve had all these opportunities knocking at our door… those are the fruits that Heart & Soul has planted to get us where we need to go.”
“Theater is the way that we got to talk about politics. Theater is the way that we got to socially and politically engage. How beautiful is that?”
“We're seeing people be able to change the trajectory of their families' lives."
“There are fewer opportunities for the type of communion that happens when you share a story about something happening on this micro level that only matters to a very small amount of people, but it’s still so important.”
