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“If you've lost your sense of humor, I think you've lost your sense of humanity... You can't just start screaming at everybody. Everybody knows there are things wrong with this planet. But in order to make it through all the things that are going to happen to you in your life, you need to maintain humor. It's the most important aspect of yourself.
- Gil Scott-Heron”
― Gil Scott-Heron: Pieces of a Man
- Gil Scott-Heron”
― Gil Scott-Heron: Pieces of a Man
“I am horribly poor—and very expensive. I must have a great deal of money.”
― The House of Mirth
― The House of Mirth
“How young you are. When you attain my age you will understand one of life's great secrets: Luxury is best appreciated in small portions. When it becomes routine it loses its allure.”
― Save Me the Plums: My Gourmet Memoir
― Save Me the Plums: My Gourmet Memoir
“For me to heal,
I need you to heal.
For me to trust,
I need you to trust.
For me to be strong,
I need you to be strong.
For me to gain,
I need you to gain.
For me to win,
I need you to win.
For me to rise,
I need you to rise.”
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I need you to heal.
For me to trust,
I need you to trust.
For me to be strong,
I need you to be strong.
For me to gain,
I need you to gain.
For me to win,
I need you to win.
For me to rise,
I need you to rise.”
―
“Like Gil, Brian had been raised as an only child by strong women. "It shaped our views of ourselves. We considered ourselves loners, on the outside of society," said Jackson. And the two of them often preferred being alone to being around other people.”
― Gil Scott-Heron: Pieces of a Man
― Gil Scott-Heron: Pieces of a Man
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