I have neither been miserable because of the ill-feeling of those about me, nor indifferent to popular approval, and I think, upon the whole, I have passed a tolerably cheerful and even joyful life.
I have always felt,.
In every town and city where it has been my lot to speak, there have been raised up for me friends of both colors to cheer and strengthen me in my work.
I have never felt myself isolated since I entered the field to plead the cause of the slave, and demand equal rights for all.
I have neither been miserable because of the ill-feeling of those about me, nor indifferent to popular approval, and I think, upon the whole, I have passed a tolerably cheerful and even joyful life