Landa

“Fear,” I sniffed as I closed my eyes, “is a terrible thing to live your life by. I may be a lot of things…I may lack social awareness, the average display of emotions one needs to communicate, and I may not be like most women here…but Terry Clarke would always say, what you fear owns your bones, what you face, bows to your soul.”
― Granger ., The Mortal Affairs

“There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it. ~ Edith Wharton”
― Peter Begley, LIVE - Selected Quotations

“I think black women are the most beautiful, God’s greatest work, soulful, intelligent, most nurturing creatures on this earth. When put with the right black man who is loyal, protective, a provider, and thoughtful…it's a pair that can’t rival any other. You are my sister, my Mama, my Auntie, Grandma, my lover, my best friend, my daughter, my Queen…but you can be my strength, my weakness, my last nerve,” he emphasized as I managed a small smile, “my headache, but my heart…all in one. What other being you know can do that?”
― Desiree ., The Perfect Sister 2

“IF YOU want to know about my life,” said Simple as he blew the foam from the top of the newly filled glass the bartender put before him, “don’t look at my face, don’t look at my hands. Look at my feet and see if you can tell how long I been standing on them.”
― Langston Hughes, The Best of Simple: Stories