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Once you’ve got a task to do, it’s better to do it than to live with the fear of it.
“There was no shame in raping a black woman, but there could be shame in loving one.”
― Kindred
― Kindred
“That was love, wasn't it? It wasn't just a quick drop -- it was falling, over and over again, for your person. It was falling as they became new people. It was learning how to exist with every new breath. It was uncertain and it was undeniably hard, and it wasn't something you could plan for.”
― The Seven Year Slip
― The Seven Year Slip
“I loved how a book, a story, a set of words in a sentence organized in the exact right order, made you miss places you’ve never visited, and people you’ve never met.”
― The Seven Year Slip
― The Seven Year Slip
“Have you ever looked forward to reading a book so much you can’t actually start it?”
― The Flatshare
― The Flatshare
“You kiss like you dance."
"Terribly?"
"Like someone waiting to be asked.
You can just dance, Lemon. You can take the lead.”
― The Seven Year Slip
"Terribly?"
"Like someone waiting to be asked.
You can just dance, Lemon. You can take the lead.”
― The Seven Year Slip
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