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“Freeing yourself was one thing, claiming ownership of that freed self was another.”
― Beloved
― Beloved
“One way of looking at speech is to say that it is a constant stratagem to cover nakedness.”
― Various Voices: Prose, Poetry, Politics
― Various Voices: Prose, Poetry, Politics
“How many slams in an old screen door? Depends how loud you shut it. How many slices in a bread? Depends how thin you cut it. How much good inside a day? Depends how good you live 'em. How much love inside a friend? Depends how much you give 'em.”
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“Listen to the mustn'ts, child. Listen to the don'ts. Listen to the shouldn'ts, the impossibles, the won'ts. Listen to the never haves, then listen close to me... Anything can happen, child. Anything can be.”
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