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“Where there is a woman there is magic.”
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“We are guilty of many errors and many faults, but our worst crime is abandoning the children, neglecting the fountain of life. Many of the things we need can wait. The child cannot. Right now is the time his bones are being formed, his blood is being made, and his senses are being developed. To him we cannot answer ‘Tomorrow,’ his name is today.”
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“Tell me, what is it you plan to do
with your one wild and precious life?”
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with your one wild and precious life?”
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“somebody/ anybody
sing a black girl's song
bring her out
to know herself
to know you
but sing her rhythms
carin/ struggle/ hard times
sing her song of life
she's been dead so long
closed in silence so long
she doesn't know the sound
of her own voice
her infinite beauty
she's half-notes scattered
without rhythm/ no tune
sing her sighs
sing the song of her possibilities
sing a righteous gospel
let her be born
let her be born
& handled warmly.”
― For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf
sing a black girl's song
bring her out
to know herself
to know you
but sing her rhythms
carin/ struggle/ hard times
sing her song of life
she's been dead so long
closed in silence so long
she doesn't know the sound
of her own voice
her infinite beauty
she's half-notes scattered
without rhythm/ no tune
sing her sighs
sing the song of her possibilities
sing a righteous gospel
let her be born
let her be born
& handled warmly.”
― For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf
Janice’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Janice’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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274 friends
55 books
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4 friends
0 books
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20 friends
0 books
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26 friends
0 books
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32 friends
1 book
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279 friends
0 books
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48 friends
1 book
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158 friends
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Favorite Genres
Art, Biography, Christian, Classics, Ebooks, Fiction, History, Humor and Comedy, Memoir, Non-fiction, Philosophy, Poetry, Science, Self help, and Spirituality
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