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“We cannot trample upon the humanity of others without devaluing our own. The Igbo, always practical, put it concretely in their proverb Onye ji onye n'ani ji onwe ya: "He who will hold another down in the mud must stay in the mud to keep him down.”
― The Education of a British-Protected Child: Essays
― The Education of a British-Protected Child: Essays
“I am against religion because it teaches us to be satisfied with not understanding the world.”
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“Instead, pursue the things you love doing, and then do them so well that people can't take their eyes off you.”
― I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
― I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
“She comprehended the perversity of life, that in the struggle lies the joy.”
― I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
― I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
“A story went the rounds about a San Franciscan white matron who refused to sit beside a Negro civilian on the streetcar, even after he made room for her on the seat. Her explanation was that she would not sit beside a draft dodger who was a Negro as well. She added that the least he could do was fight for his country the way her son was fighting on Iwo Jima. The story said that the man pulled his body away from the window to show an armless sleeve. He said quietly and with great dignity, "Then ask your son to look around for my arm, which I left over there.”
― I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
― I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Jesse’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Jesse’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
821 books
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73 friends
898 books
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25 friends
1,600 books
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37 friends
251 books
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22 friends
337 books
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51 friends
43 books
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48 friends
4 books
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92 friends
1 book
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40 friends
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