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“I have always thought that if women's hair posed so many problems, God would certainly have made us bald.”
― Marjane Satrapi, The Complete Persepolis

tags: controversy, hair, hijab, islam, religion, religious-beliefs, veil, womanhood, women

97 likes

“I worked hard at fitting in and becoming an American, but then I discovered that being an American was not enough. I had to be a Black American because that’s how Americans, especially whites, saw me.”
― Maria Nhambu, America's Daughter

tags: biographical-novel, deep, friendship, love, sadness, self-discovery, separation, traumatic-childhood, trilogy

33 likes

“I know that look, seeing a dead body for the first time, you never quite get used to it…”
― Cade Mengler, The Companions

tags: action, charisma, degrading, destiny, forces-of-good, internal-struggles, journey, malevolence, sword-and-sorcery-fantasy, warrior

36 likes

“Well at least one of you present here today, has the scaly green balls to give me an honest answer,’ he said, as he broke into a hearty lizard laugh.”
― A.R. Merrydew, Inara

tags: ai, artificial-intelligence, compelling, deep, future, humanity, sci-fi, science-fiction, suspense, thriller

95 likes

“She's just one of the plethora of women you rotate through your bed." Lily looked scared out of her mind as the queen changed direction and stalked her. "I will not allow you to besmirch the Esca name with your filthy plot to steal the prince.”
― Therisa Peimer, Taming Flame

tags: adventure, drama, fiction, genetics, political, sci-fi, science-fiction, supremacist, war

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