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Deru kugi wa utaeru. The nail that sticks up gets hammered down. Japanese Americans heard that proverb a lot in 1942, when their president ordered 140,000 of them forcibly removed from their homes by soldiers with guns and government guys
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“Let everything happen to you
Beauty and terror
Just keep going
No feeling is final”
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Beauty and terror
Just keep going
No feeling is final”
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“There are some advantages to being an American woman over forty who no longer has any fucks left on the shelf, and he can see it.”
― Someone Else's Shoes
― Someone Else's Shoes
“Isn’t it lucky when we’re drawn to people who can teach us things we need to learn?”
― Hello Stranger
― Hello Stranger
“You’re built for the life you’re living now. You have a gift for seeing what’s wrong with these boys. And besides, you can’t fail when you’re doing what you love.” William was silent, considering this. “Do you not get it?” Arash had said, exasperated. William started to respond, but the older man cut him off: “It doesn’t matter if you get it, actually. It’s true.”
― Hello Beautiful
― Hello Beautiful
“When Sylvie was a child, she’d watched in amazement when friends, upset about a bad day at school or a slight from a boy they had a crush on, burst into tears at the sight of their mother. Their mother was their safe space, and so, with her, they felt every iota of their feelings.”
― Hello Beautiful
― Hello Beautiful
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