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Jade City (The Green Bone Saga, #1)

by Fonda Lee (Goodreads Author)

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“Don't ever stop believing in your own transformation. It is still happening even on days you may not realize it or feel like it.”
― Lalah Delia

tags: attention, awakening, awareness, belief, believe, career, confrontation, evolve, family, focus, friendship, goals, grateful, gratefulness, gratitude, growth, healthy-living, healthy-relationship, inspirational, interactions, lalah-delia, letting-go, life, life-advice, life-and-living, life-lessons, life-to-the-fullest, living-in-the-present, mindset, motivation, negative-thinking, negative-thoughts, now-quotes, peace, perspective, positive-people, positive-thinking, positive-thoughts, progress, relationships, self-development, self-esteem, self-improvement, self-worth, solutions, soul-searching, spiritual-growth, toxic-people, toxic-relationships, transcendence, transformation

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“But, these days, fairy-tale endings come in all shapes and sizes. It’s okay for the princess to end up with the prince, it’s okay for her to end up with the footman, it’s okay for her to end up on her own. It’s also okay for her to end up with another princess, or with six cats, or to decide she wants to be a prince. None of those make her any more or less a feminist.”
― Sarah Haywood, De cactus

tags: fairy-tales, feminism, feminist, love

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“A lot of times it does feel exhausting. Because everything bad in society is about you, but when it comes to the good, nothing is for you. I feel like I’m not enough and too much, all at the same time. And then, other times, being black feels exhilarating—because every good thing that happens feels like a victory, even the small things. Because you’re constantly reminded that you’re an other, so you know whatever good happened in spite of. So there’s celebration, there’s some joy.”
― Jayne Allen, Black Girls Must Die Exhausted

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“Remember, what you "feel" and what is "real" are often very different.”
― Eddie Capparucci, LPC

tags: emotions, emotions-quotes, healthy-thoughts, negative-attitude, negative-thinking, negative-thoughts, psychology-quotes

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“And then, other times, being Black feels exhilarating—because every good thing that happens feels like a victory, even the small things. Because you’re constantly reminded that you’re an other, so you know whatever good happened in spite of. So there’s celebration, there’s joy.” I paused, just to think. It felt so complicated. I pushed myself to find more, in the deeper parts, hidden in the folds of my spirit—the secrets. “And emptiness is there too—a different kind from what you described, though. A need for . . . validation, maybe to be seen, approved of, to matter as an individual, not just a monolith. And a desire to know that if I do follow all the rules, that I get the promise on the other side, just like anyone else. And by anyone else, I mean anyone else who is white.”
― Jayne Allen, Black Girls Must Die Exhausted

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