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The Africans put it another way: When the white man came to Africa, the white man had the Bible and the African had the land, but now it is the white man who is being, reluctantly and bloodily, separated from the land, and the African who
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“Time apparently did nothing but blunt grief’s sharpest edge so that it hacked rather than sliced.”
― Lisey's Story
― Lisey's Story
“Yes, think about yourself, reflect on your practice, okay. But then you need to test it in the world; you’ve got to be with people. That’s important. And I hate people! So I say that as somebody who actually is really antisocial.”
― We Do This 'Til We Free Us: Abolitionist Organizing and Transforming Justice
― We Do This 'Til We Free Us: Abolitionist Organizing and Transforming Justice
“A kiss in so much loneliness was like a hand pulling you up out of the water, scooping you up from a place of drowning and into the reckless abundance of air.”
― Bel Canto
― Bel Canto
“Love is an action you must repeat ceaselessly.”
― The Gargoyle
― The Gargoyle
“My father once related how he and his friend Les had come up with a way, when stalling for time in a meeting or deposition (he and Les were lawyers [Les, alive and well, still is a lawyer]), instead of saying “Um . . .,” or “Uh . . .,” one could say “Now . . .,” a word which accomplishes two things: it serves the same stalling purpose as “Um . . .,” or “Uh . . .,” but instead of being dumb-sounding offputting, it creates suspense for what is coming next, whatever that might be, that which the speaker doesn’t yet know.”
― A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
― A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
Corey’s 2024 Year in Books
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