

“Most people go through their whole lives, without ever really feeling that close with anyone.”
― Normal People
― Normal People

“I finally understood what my grandmother meant. If I wasn't comfortable with myself, I would never be comfortable.”
― Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return
― Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return

“She believes Marianne lacks ‘warmth’, by which she means the ability to beg for love from people who hate her.”
― Normal People
― Normal People

“Generally I find men are a lot more concerned with limiting the freedoms of women than exercising personal freedom for themselves.”
― Normal People
― Normal People

“But race is the child of racism, not the father.”
― Between the World and Me
― Between the World and Me

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