“A queen
offers her hand to be kissed,
& can form it into a fist
while smiling the whole damn time.”
― Clap When You Land
offers her hand to be kissed,
& can form it into a fist
while smiling the whole damn time.”
― Clap When You Land
“The world may be mean, but people don't have to be, not if they refuse.”
― The Underground Railroad
― The Underground Railroad
“Can you be from a place
you have never been?
You can find the island stamped all over me,
but what would the island find if I was there?
Can you claim a home that does not know you,
much less claim you as its own?”
― Clap When You Land
you have never been?
You can find the island stamped all over me,
but what would the island find if I was there?
Can you claim a home that does not know you,
much less claim you as its own?”
― Clap When You Land
“Fight until you can’t breathe, & if you have to forfeit, you forfeit smiling, make them think you let them win.”
― Clap When You Land
― Clap When You Land
“But one thing I learned from the Saints,
when the crossroads are open to you, you must decide a path.
I will not stand still while the world makes my choices.”
― Clap When You Land
when the crossroads are open to you, you must decide a path.
I will not stand still while the world makes my choices.”
― Clap When You Land
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