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Chezzie is Currently Reading

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Sacred Pleasure: Sex, Myth and the Politics of the Body

by Riane Eisler

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Chezzie’s Quotes

“The place in which I'll fit will not exist until I make it.”
― James Baldwin

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“The role of the artist is exactly the same as the role of the lover. If I love you, I have to make you conscious of the things you don’t see.”
― James Baldwin

tags: artists, exposing, love, lovers, sharing, truth

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“A solid routine fosters a well-worn groove for one’s mental energies and helps stave off the tyranny of moods.”
― Mason Currey, Daily Rituals: How Artists Work

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“The subtle and deadly change of heart that might occur in you would be involved with the realization that a civilization is not destroyed by wicked people; it is not necessary that people be wicked but only that they be spineless.”
― James Baldwin, The Fire Next Time

tags: apathy, cowardice, evil

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“It demands great spiritual resilience not to hate the hater whose foot is on your neck, and an even greater miracle of perception and charity not to teach your child to hate.”
― James Baldwin, The Fire Next Time

tags: anger, hatred, oppression

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