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“Trap feminism says that Black girls who have ever rocked bamboo earrings, dookie braids, Baby Phat, lace fronts, or those who have worked as hoes, scammers, call-center reps, at day cares, in retail, and those who sell waist trainers and mink lashes on Instagram are all worth the same dignity and respect we give Michelle Obama and Beyoncé.”
― Sesali Bowen, Bad Fat Black Girl: Notes from a Trap Feminist

“We know from our studies that people with the fixed mindset do not admit and correct their deficiencies.”
― Carol S. Dweck, Mindset: The New Psychology of Success

“Sedaysa was still beautiful, but now Naranpa noticed the lines at her mouth, the brittleness of her silver hair, a dull patch of skin on her neck. The woman was dying already. Like the flowers.”
― Rebecca Roanhorse, Fevered Star

“humility includes three features: an accurate self-assessment, the ability to regulate one’s ego, and an orientation toward other people.9 Put more simply, humility is knowing yourself, checking yourself, and going beyond yourself. Let’s look at each of these features.”
― Daryl Van Tongeren, Humble: Free Yourself from the Traps of a Narcissistic World