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“You remember what I said about Seneca Village and Central Park? Think of your church, this mosque, the same way. Before our people believed in these things, there was something else. Our gods, I guess. They made us. They miss us. They have
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“To overcome the need to be productive, as a lot of productivity is destructive.”
― San Mateo: Proof of The Divine
― San Mateo: Proof of The Divine
“Each of us gets the job that suits us. You have been used to hearing the voices others can’t hear. They called you crazy for it, but you were just more aware.”
― We Travel the Spaceways
― We Travel the Spaceways
“I make her leave on her stockings and high heels. I am a freak. I cannot bear the human being in present state, I must be fooled. the psychiatrists must have a word for it, and I have a word for the psychiatrists.”
― Notes of a Dirty Old Man
― Notes of a Dirty Old Man
“Just because some Africans enslaved rival tribes before European arrival, doesn't mean all Africans enslaved. Buying/selling humans was unthinkable to peaceful tribes like our Lenape, and the San of Africa.”
― San Mateo: Proof of The Divine
― San Mateo: Proof of The Divine
“Men only have it all by being willing to take from others. To ruin lives, to oppress.”
― An Island Princess Starts a Scandal
― An Island Princess Starts a Scandal
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