His eyes give him away, Eva once told her. I always know where he’s at if I look into his eyes.
“I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain.”
― The Fire Next Time
― The Fire Next Time
“To be a Negro in this country and to be relatively conscious is to be in a rage almost all the time. ”
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