“I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain.”
― The Fire Next Time
― The Fire Next Time
“Don't feel sorry for yourself. Only assholes do that.”
― Norwegian Wood
― Norwegian Wood
“Freeing yourself was one thing, claiming ownership of that freed self was another.”
― Beloved
― Beloved
“The oppressors do not favor promoting the community as a whole, but rather selected leaders.”
― Pedagogy of the Oppressed
― Pedagogy of the Oppressed
“But who can say what's best? That's why you need to grab whatever chance you have of happiness where you find it, and not worry about other people too much. My experience tells me that we get no more than two or three such chances in a life time, and if we let them go, we regret it for the rest of our lives.”
― Norwegian Wood
― Norwegian Wood
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