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because you’re young and don’t know the difference between abandoned and alone just like your mother’s heart won’t know the difference between beat and attack.
“O, ah! The awareness of emptiness brings forth a heart of compassion!”
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“I’ve named everything that I’ve ever owned. Real or inanimate, I have to give it a first and last name. Everything in my apartment comes alive at night.”
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“There is nobility in the struggle, you don't have to win.”
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“There is a sacredness in tears....They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition and of unspeakable love.”
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“When the white man came to Africa, the white man had the Bible and the African had the land, but now it is the white man who is being, reluctantly and bloodily, separated from the land, and the African who is still attempting to digest or to vomit up the Bible.”
― The Fire Next Time
― The Fire Next Time
Literary Fiction by People of Color
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April’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at April’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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63 friends
231 books
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30 books
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313 friends
86 books
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392 books
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65 books
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1 book
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