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“People love to say, “Give a man a fish, and he’ll eat for a day. Teach a man to fish, and he’ll eat for a lifetime.” What they don’t say is, “And it would be nice if you gave him a fishing rod.” That’s the part of the analogy that’s missing.”
― Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
― Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
“Everything want to be loved.”
― The Color Purple
― The Color Purple
“Accept who you are. Unless you're a serial killer.”
― Seriously... I'm Kidding
― Seriously... I'm Kidding
“People think pleasing God is all God care about. But any fool living in the world can see it always trying to please us back.”
― The Color Purple
― The Color Purple
“We tell people to follow their dreams, but you can only dream of what you can imagine, and, depending on where you come from, your imagination can be quite limited.”
― Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
― Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
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