“I marveled at the beauty of all life and savored the power and possibilities of my imagination. In these rare moments, I prayed, I danced, and I analyzed. I saw that life was good and bad, beautiful and ugly. I understood that I had to dwell on the good and beautiful in order to keep my imagination, sensitivity, and gratitude intact. I knew it would not be easy to maintain this perspective. I knew I would often twist and turn, bend and crack a little, but I also knew that…I would never completely break.”
― Africa's Child
― Africa's Child
“Without a doubt. But imagining what might happen if one’s circumstances were different was the only sure route to madness.”
― A Gentleman in Moscow
― A Gentleman in Moscow
“Nothing I accept about myself can be used against me to diminish me.”
― Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches
― Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches
“This is one more piece of advice I have for you: don't get impatient. Even if things are so tangled up you can't do anything, don't get desperate or blow a fuse and start yanking on one particular thread before it's ready to come undone. You have to realize it's going to be a
long process and that you'll work on things slowly, one at a time.”
― Norwegian Wood
long process and that you'll work on things slowly, one at a time.”
― Norwegian Wood
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