Historical Consequences Quotes

“I’m not sure Black people can be happy in this world. There’s just too much of a backstory of sadness that’s always clawing at their heels. And no matter how hard you try to outrun it, life always comes through with those reminders letting you know that, more than anything, you’re just a part of an exploited people and a denied destiny and all you can do is hate your past and, by proxy, hate yourself”
― Jason Mott, Hell of a Book

“From here onwards, the old adage "may you live in interesting times" shall be regarded as the casting of a curse!!”
― A.E. Samaan