I thought my success was dependent on my brain and not my skin. After all, that’s the thing that my parents applauded me for. It would be weird for one’s parents to congratulate them on being especially black today.
“Anyone who values truth should stop worshipping reason. We all need to take a cold hard look at the evidence and see reasoning for what it is.”
― The Righteous Mind: Why Good People are Divided by Politics and Religion
― The Righteous Mind: Why Good People are Divided by Politics and Religion
“Not everyone survives surviving.”
― The Light of Days
― The Light of Days
“History’s what people are trying to hide from you, not what they’re trying to show you. You search for it in the same way you sift through landfill: for evidence of what people want to bury. — HILARY MANTEL”
― The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams
― The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams
“We all feel that we need to connect with something ...”
― Solitude vs. Isolation
― Solitude vs. Isolation
“Imagine if all men took women seriously. Education would change. The workforce would revolutionize. Marriage counselors would go out of business.”
― Lessons in Chemistry
― Lessons in Chemistry
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