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The Bluest Eye

by Toni Morrison

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Nov 20, 2025 01:43PM

“I wish I were capable of being excited about a job, but that's never been the case for me. I have to scrounge for something to like, something that has nothing to do with the job itself. It always makes me feel broken, because I don't think it's like that for everyone.”
― Shauna Robinson, The Banned Bookshop of Maggie Banks

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“When do I have the time to do anything other than study?”
― Natasha Deen, In the Key of Nira Ghani

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“I couldn't live within your restraints anymore. I wanted to break out of the chains and fly.”
― Etaf Rum, Mother Country

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“And then: What do I truly want? Well, ideally, I'd like to fix my brain.”
― Etaf Rum, Mother Country

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“But most of all, I wanted to unlearn all the shame. I wanted to learn how to love and honor myself so I could know how to love and honor my children.”
― Etaf Rum, Mother Country

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