Arlene♡

“A man writes to separate himself from the common history. A woman writes to try to join it.”
― Sara Collins, The Confessions of Frannie Langton

“Sheriff, I’m wanted everywhere—but not by the law.”
― Beverly Jenkins, A Chance at Love

“The white man wants to blame his sins on colored women. His depravity is our fault.”
― Vanessa Riley, Island Queen

“The secret ain’t about the motor. That’s part of it, yeah, but that ain’t the main thing. The real thing, the thing most people don’t want to talk about, is how you drive. If you drive like you scared, you gonna lose. If you drive like you don’t want to have to rebuild the whole engine, you gonna lose. You gotta drive like don’t nothing else matter except getting to that line. Drive like you fucking stole it.”
― S.A. Cosby, Blacktop Wasteland