Of all the thoughts of God that are Borne inward into souls afar, Along the Psalmist’s music deep, Now tell me if that any is, For gift or grace, surpassing this: ‘ He giveth his belovèd—sleep? ’
“In order for me to write poetry that isn’t political
I must listen to the birds
and in order to hear the birds
the warplanes must be silent.”
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I must listen to the birds
and in order to hear the birds
the warplanes must be silent.”
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“I feel that if we don't take seriously the ways in which racism is embedded in structures of institutions, if we assume that there must be an identifiable racist who is the perpetrator, then we won't ever succeed in eradicating racism.”
― Freedom is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine and the Foundations of a Movement
― Freedom is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine and the Foundations of a Movement
“But the people who did get that love, they grew up to be different from us. More secure. Maybe they’re not as shiny or successful as you and I feel we have to be. But it’s not because they’re not interesting. They just don’t feel they have to do the tap dance, you know? They don’t have to prove themselves all the time to be loved. Because they always were.”
― Cleopatra and Frankenstein
― Cleopatra and Frankenstein
“Prisons do not disappear social problems, they disappear human beings. Homelessness, unemployment, drug addiction, mental illness, and illiteracy are only a few of the problems that disappear from public view when the human beings contending with them are relegated to cages.”
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“...bars can't build better men and misery can only break what goodness remains.”
― The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle
― The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle
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