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Kim’s Quotes

“To the world you may be one person but to one person you may be the world.”
― Bill Wilson

tags: devotion, inspirational, love

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“What is it that would make a creature as fierce, majestic and powerful as a lion is, subject itself to the intimidation of a man a whip and a chair? The lion has been taught to forget what it is.”
― Iyanla Vanzant, Peace from Broken Pieces: How to Get Through What You're Going Through

tags: inspirational, self-esteem, strength

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“One of the saddest lessons of history is this: If we’ve been bamboozled long enough, we tend to reject any evidence of the bamboozle. We’re no longer interested in finding out the truth. The bamboozle has captured us. It’s simply too painful to acknowledge, even to ourselves, that we’ve been taken. Once you give a charlatan power over you, you almost never get it back.”
― Carl Sagan, The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark

tags: aristocracy, capitalism, corruption, government, history, oppression, power, rationalization, society

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“Define yourself radically as one beloved by God. This is the true self. Every other identity is illusion.”
― Brennan Manning, Abba's Child: The Cry of the Heart for Intimate Belonging

tags: beloved, faith, god, identity, love, self

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“I feel sorry for people who maintain relationships and friendships detrimental to their mental health.
Everyone is guilty of it at one time or another- but the idea is to strive to be your best; right?
So, meanwhile why are so many people faking it? Security? Fear of loneliness? Fears of independence? Fears of being self ? Or just the idea that you can make someone change?

Regardless of the justifications you give & treat yourself to... , I hope all of you - "new year -new me types" strive for self care , honest and pure friendships and relationships based of love- and not based off the fake realities of your mind. These delusions of what you hope for instead of what's there, where you and your puppet show master focus more on everyone else and less on self. To change the world you must start within. But you must first BE HONEST with yourself.

My new year started a few months ago-- and it was the best choice I ever made- and
I hope your recreations are progressive and successful in THE NEW YEAR”
― Tiffany Luard

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Kim’s Groups

Literary Fiction by People of Color — 13093 members — last activity 4 hours, 45 min ago
This can include genre fiction that is literary (e.g. speculative fiction, historical fiction, etc.), as long as it's written by a person of color (Af ...more

Wine & Book Club for African Americans — 162 members — last activity Apr 24, 2021 04:45AM
This group would be perfect for you if you love to curl up with a good book and a glass (or 2) of wine. Please join us for some great book discussions ...more

Mocha Girls Read — 6921 members — last activity Jan 08, 2026 06:17PM
We are a group of black women who love to read, want to read more and meet like-minded women. #mochagirlsread Join Us in person: https://www.meetup.c ...more

Literary Asylum — 512 members — last activity Mar 27, 2019 06:11AM
This group is for those who love reading books that are written by African Americans.

African Americans on the move Book Club — 695 members — last activity Jan 28, 2024 09:04PM
Here at AAMBC we promote urban novels and the authors. We express our knowledge about each great read and meet all of the athors that come into our bo ...more

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