“You’re upset because you feel the absence of a person like you, different from others but not in a visible way. You feel like you know him because people like us are always aware of each other, but not in a conscious way—and he was one of
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“Everybody says sex is obscene. The only true obscenity is war.”
― Tropic of Cancer
― Tropic of Cancer
“For those who believe in God, most of the big questions are answered. But for those of us who can't readily accept the God formula, the big answers don't remain stone-written. We adjust to new conditions and discoveries. We are pliable. Love need not be a command nor faith a dictum. I am my own god. We are here to unlearn the teachings of the church, state, and our educational system. We are here to drink beer. We are here to kill war. We are here to laugh at the odds and live our lives so well that Death will tremble to take us.”
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“Fragile creatures of a small blue planet, surrounded by light years of silent space.”
― Written on the Body
― Written on the Body
Literary Fiction by People of Color
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Reese's Book Club x Hello Sunshine
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