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“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.”
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“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
“In a city that attracted protesters, organizers, and activists of every variety, debating issues across the political spectrum and with a huge population of black people, the messages in his lyrics were received with enthusiasm. “This was Chocolate City. People in DC were pretty sophisticated and they liked his political wit, and I think he liked speaking truth to power in the heart of the government.”
― Gil Scott-Heron: Pieces of a Man
― Gil Scott-Heron: Pieces of a Man
“Your coat's a little shabby—but who cares? It doesn't keep people from asking you to dine. If I were shabby no one would have me: a woman is asked out as much for her clothes as for herself. The clothes are the background, the frame, if you like: they don't make success, but they are a part of it. Who wants a dingy woman? We are expected to be pretty and well-dressed till we drop—and if we can't keep it up alone, we have to go into partnership.”
― The House of Mirth
― The House of Mirth
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