“Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented. Sometimes we must interfere. When human lives are endangered, when human dignity is in jeopardy, national borders and sensitivities become irrelevant. Whenever men and women are persecuted because of their race, religion, or political views, that place must - at that moment - become the centre of the universe.”
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“I’ve heard parents say all they want is “the best” for their children, but the best is subjective and anchored by how they know and learned the world.”
― Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love & So Much More
― Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love & So Much More
“I smile and I think that one human being must always be discovering another - through love. And that this is the most important thing on earth, and the most lasting.”
― This Way for the Gas, Ladies and Gentlemen
― This Way for the Gas, Ladies and Gentlemen
“Always remember that when a man goes out of the room, he leaves everything in it behind... When a woman goes out she carries everything that happened in the room along with her.”
― Too Much Happiness: Stories
― Too Much Happiness: Stories
“I'm not saying I'm not bad. I'm not saying I'm special. But I'm not like the Allport Street girls, who stand in doorways and go with men into alleys.
All I know is I didn't want it like that. Not against the bricks or hunkering in somebody's car. I wanted it come undone like gold thread, like a tent full of birds.”
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All I know is I didn't want it like that. Not against the bricks or hunkering in somebody's car. I wanted it come undone like gold thread, like a tent full of birds.”
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Dani’s 2025 Year in Books
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