Karen

“Do you realize how hard it is to keep your mind clear when somebody’s telling you to keep your mind clear?”
― Tom Upton, Just Plain Weird

“In the sky, there is no distinction of east and west; people create distinctions out of their own minds and then believe them to be true.”
― Buddha

“I, too, sing America.

I am the darker brother.
They send me to eat in the kitchen
When company comes,
But I laugh,
And eat well,
And grow strong.

Tomorrow,
I'll be at the table
When company comes.
Nobody'll dare
Say to me,
"Eat in the kitchen,"
Then.

Besides,
They'll see how beautiful I am
And be ashamed--

I, too, am America.”
― Langston Hughes

“If you want to know who the oppressed minorities in America are, simply look at who gets their own shelf in the bookstore. A black shelf, a women's shelf, and a gay shelf.”
― Armistead Maupin