Landa

“I am,” I stated. “We are not equals. I am not your sister. I’m not your daughter nor your mother. I am my own woman and yes, I am raised to think that I am better than everybody. Not just you and I believe it. Who are you to tell me I’m not? Why do you feel it is your position to tell me I’m not and why are you so threatened by how I feel about myself?”
― Desiree ., The Perfect Sister 2

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

“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

“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