Filipa

“If you are big and brave enough to throw a rock, you’d better be big and brave enough not to hide your hands behind your back when you get caught. You show your hands, and you own up to what you done.”
― Anthony Ray Hinton, The Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life and Freedom on Death Row

“O grande valor está em ter a sorte de ser cuidado por alguém que se deixe descartar no momento oportuno, que permita que os filhos se desloquem para além das expectativas de reparação ou da confirmação das fantasias transgeracionais.”
― Vera Iaconnelli, Análise: Notas do divã

“Laws permitting segregation had been struck down, but in the opinion of many whites the government continued to give blacks unfair advantages, everything from college and hiring quotas to a welfare system that leached away even the most marginal financial security from hardworking, law-abiding white folks. These beliefs were at complete variance from the daily experience of African Americans trapped in crushing poverty and inadequate housing. Far from effortlessly benefiting from federal largesse and rioting at the slightest perceived provocation, they struggled with bureaucratic red tape in the social service and legal systems. Applying for welfare, Social Security, and disability payments was a complex, often tortuous process. Gangs and drugs were rampant in slums and public housing. A disproportionate percentage of poor black males were either in prison or at risk of it. In too many instances, black women had to raise extended families without an adult male presence or financial support. And, always, there was the despairing sense that things were never going to get much better.”
― Jeff Guinn, The Road to Jonestown: Jim Jones and Peoples Temple

“I am telling myself what I most need to hear. That I’m human, and humans make mistakes.”
― Lara Love Hardin, The Many Lives of Mama Love: A Memoir of Lying, Stealing, Writing, and Healing