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“The way my mother always explained it, the traditional man wants a woman to be subservient, but he never falls in love with subservient women. He's attracted to independent women. "He's like an exotic bird collector," she said. "He only wants a woman who is free because his dream is to put her in a cage.”
― Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
― Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
“I hope to arrive to my death, late, in love, and a little drunk.”
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“The shovel is bigger than the spoon, but it can never ever do the work the spoon does. They both look similar; they both have different sizes but one more thing not to forget is that "they are important in their own roles"! Each is unique! You are unique too. Take the lead!”
― The Great Hand Book of Quotes
― The Great Hand Book of Quotes
“I’ve always liked quiet people: You never know if they’re dancing in a daydream or if they’re carrying the weight of the world.
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John Green's tumblr says he did not in fact write this quote and it is not from his book, Looking For Alaska”
― Looking for Alaska
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John Green's tumblr says he did not in fact write this quote and it is not from his book, Looking For Alaska”
― Looking for Alaska
“Relationships are built in the silences. You spend time with people, you observe them and interact with them, and you come to know them—and that is what apartheid stole from us: time.”
― Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
― Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
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