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Nona Williams
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But the dandelion—this single flower that has given nourishment to countless other living creatures—is considered a weed.
“. While we might believe that pretty is as pretty does, on some level we want to see youth and beauty as signs of goodness, of innocence. The attractive woman is given a pass. The ugly one gets the chair.”
― To the Bridge
― To the Bridge
“Who is to say that robbing a people of its language is less violent than war?”
― Borderlands/La Frontera: The New Mestiza
― Borderlands/La Frontera: The New Mestiza
“I cannot help but know it. Against all sense, I believe. Somewhere, beyond the ragged edge of night, light bleeds into this world.”
― The Ragged Edge of Night
― The Ragged Edge of Night
“Genetics can certainly tell us who our closest relatives really are, and can reveal so many mysteries of our deep past. But you have far less in common with your ancestors than you may realize, and there are people in your family from whom you have inherited no genes at all, and who therefore have no meaningful genetic link to you, even though in a genealogical sense you are most definitely descended from them.”
― A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived: The Human Story Retold Through Our Genes
― A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived: The Human Story Retold Through Our Genes
“It’s strange how you give the people you love so much power over you, I had written in my journal. But Shawn had more power over me than I could possibly have imagined. He had defined me to myself, and there’s no greater power than that.”
― Educated
― Educated
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