“Every so often I would look at my women friends who were happily married and didn't cook, and I would always find myself wondering how they did it. Would anyone love me if I couldn't cook? I always thought cooking was part of the package: Step right up, it's Rachel Samstat, she's bright, she's funny and she can cook!”
― Heartburn
― Heartburn
“And this is for Colored girls who have considered suicide, but are moving to the ends of their own rainbows.”
― For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf
― For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf
“I think preparing food and feeding people brings nourishment not only to our bodies but to our spirits. Feeding people is a way of loving them, in the same way that feeding ourselves is a way of honoring our own createdness and fragility.”
― Bittersweet: Thoughts on Change, Grace, and Learning the Hard Way
― Bittersweet: Thoughts on Change, Grace, and Learning the Hard Way
“I wish my stove came with a Save As button like Word has. That way I could experiment with my cooking and not fear ruining my dinner.”
― Who Moved My Choose?: An Amazing Way to Deal With Change by Deciding to Let Indecision Into Your Life
― Who Moved My Choose?: An Amazing Way to Deal With Change by Deciding to Let Indecision Into Your Life
“i usedta live in the world
really be in the world
free & sweet talkin
good mornin & thank-you & nice day
uh huh
i cant now
i cant be nice to nobody
nice is such a rip-off
regular beauty & a smile in the street
is just a set-up”
― For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf
really be in the world
free & sweet talkin
good mornin & thank-you & nice day
uh huh
i cant now
i cant be nice to nobody
nice is such a rip-off
regular beauty & a smile in the street
is just a set-up”
― For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf
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