Aldric

“It took many years of vomiting up all the filth I’d been taught about myself, and half-believed, before I was able to walk on the earth as though I had a right to be here.”
― James Baldwin, Collected Essays: Notes of a Native Son / Nobody Knows My Name / The Fire Next Time / No Name in the Street / The Devil Finds Work / Other Essays

“And if people have a problem with my appearance, my beliefs, or my very being, they can fuck off. Either take me how I am or forget it, because I’m going to continue to march to my own drum, whatever that may be.”
― Tabatha Coffey, It's Not Really About the Hair: The Honest Truth About Life, Love, and the Business of Beauty

“You can cut all the flowers but you cannot keep Spring from coming.”
― Pablo Neruda

“People who believe that they are strong-willed and the masters of their destiny can only continue to believe this by becoming specialists in self-deception.”
― James Baldwin, Giovanni’s Room