But it all comes down to this, Anthony. Try to be a better human in some way every day. And whenever you are confused about anything in life, not sure what to do, ask yourself this question: What would a good human do?”
“feet were constantly performing thankless and often demeaning work while mostly the other parts drowsed, swaddled in nylon or cotton or lace. Even wearing something open like sandals or heels, the soles of one’s feet were concealed, secretly pressing themselves into and pushing back against the world, as if to halt its ever-encroaching advance.”
― Martyr!
― Martyr!
“I considered the northern white stance against slavery. How much of the desire to end the institution was fueled by a need to quell and subdue white guilt and pain? Was it just too much to watch? Did it offend Christian sensibilities to live in a society that allowed that practice? I knew that whatever the cause of their war, freeing slaves was an incidental premise and would be an incidental result.”
― James
― James
“He taught her something new about friendship: it picked right back up where you’d left off, as if you hadn’t been apart at all.”
― The Great Alone
― The Great Alone
“Finally, a nod to Mark Twain. His humor and humanity affected me long before I became a writer. Heaven for the climate; hell for my long-awaited lunch with Mark Twain.”
― James
― James
“White people often spent time admiring their survival of one thing or another. I imagined it was because so often they had no need to survive, but only to live.”
― James
― James
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