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“We didn't have last names before they came. When they decided they needed to keep track of us, last names were given to us, just like the name "INDIAN" itself was given to us. These were attempted translations and botched Indian names, random surnames, and names passed down from white American generals, admirals, and colonels, and sometimes troop names, which were sometimes just colors.”
― Tommy Orange, There There

“As empaths, one of the quickest ways to completely losing our grounding in reality is by deferring our needs and wants in relationships.”
― Mateo Sol, Awakened Empath: The Ultimate Guide to Emotional, Psychological and Spiritual Healing

“The degree of our intellectual growth is inversely proportional to the number of people with whom we are still close friends.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“And Jeffrey's dark skin,
amid a sea of white,
made him an alien too.
In the country
of his ancestors.”
― Sharon Kernot, The Art of Taxidermy