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He was too old to commence life in a new country. In America, he knew, he would be a diminished version of himself—uncertain of social mores, unaccustomed to the accents, wary of car culture. There would be nobody in that place acquainted
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“You are growing into consciousness, and my wish for you is that you feel no need to constrict yourself to make other people comfortable.”
― Between the World and Me
― Between the World and Me
“The point of this language of “intention” and “personal responsibility” is broad exoneration. Mistakes were made. Bodies were broken. People were enslaved. We meant well. We tried our best. “Good intention” is a hall pass through history, a sleeping pill that ensures the Dream.”
― Between the World and Me
― Between the World and Me
“Words cast spells. You should know this as a writer. That's why it's called spelling, Labas.”
― The Emperor of Gladness
― The Emperor of Gladness
“Black people love their children with a kind of obsession. You are all we have, and you come to us endangered.”
― Between the World and Me
― Between the World and Me
“But race is the child of racism, not the father.”
― Between the World and Me
― Between the World and Me
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