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“I think self-esteem is a white invention to further separate one person from another. It asks people to assess their values and implies people have worth. It seems like identity capitalism.”
― Heart Berries: A Memoir
― Heart Berries: A Memoir
“I can't believe my reserve of water—from my nose and eyes. I have dormant fluid in my body, every woman does. I don't know if I am a cavern or a river. Once, you said I was a geyser: a hole in the ground—bursting.”
― Heart Berries
― Heart Berries
“My people cultivated pain. In a way that god cultivated his garden with the foresight that he could not contain or protect the life within it. Humanity was born out of pain.”
― Heart Berries
― Heart Berries
“And when they spy on us let them discover us loving”
― Taking the Arrow Out of the Heart
― Taking the Arrow Out of the Heart
Reading Lolita in NL
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Inspired by 'Reading Lolita in Tehran' of Azar Nafisi (check it!!), 'Reading Lolita in NL' is a book club with political, philosophic (mostly existent ...more
Oprah's Book Club (Official)
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Welcome to the official Oprah's Book Club group. OBC is the interactive, multi-platform reading club bringing passionate readers together to discuss i ...more
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