“It’s respectable to lose to the universe. It’s a tragedy to lose to yourself.”
― Will
― Will
“Jus’ remember, Lover Boy,” she said, “be nice to everybody you pass on your way up, coz you just might have to pass them again on your way down.”
― Will
― Will
“All the other kids at school wore designer clothes and Nike and Adidas sneakers. I never wore anything designer. One time I asked my mom for some Adidas and she came home with fake Abidas ones.
“Mom, these are fake,” I said.
“I don’t see the difference.”
“Look at the logo. It has four stripes instead of three.”
“Lucky you,” she said. “You have one more.”
― Born A Crime Stories from a South African Childhood / Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race / Natives Race and Class in the Ruins of Empire
“Mom, these are fake,” I said.
“I don’t see the difference.”
“Look at the logo. It has four stripes instead of three.”
“Lucky you,” she said. “You have one more.”
― Born A Crime Stories from a South African Childhood / Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race / Natives Race and Class in the Ruins of Empire
“I don’t like knowing people in the context of things. "Oh, that’s the person I work out with. That’s the person I’m in a book club with. That’s the person I did that show with." Because once the context ends, so does the friendship”
― I'm Glad My Mom Died
― I'm Glad My Mom Died
“Life is like school, with one key difference—in school you get the lesson, and then you take the test. But in life, you get the test, and it’s your job to take the lesson.”
― Will
― Will
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