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“She had grown up knowing you cared for the one who had fallen and couldn’t get up. She had also grown up knowing you ate no shit—not about your hosses, your size, your line of work, or your sexual preferences. Once you started eating shit, it had a way of becoming your regular diet.”
― Mile 81
― Mile 81
“Every time you are tempted to react in the same old way, ask if you want to be a prisoner of the past or a pioneer of the future.”
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“She missed -- without knowing what she missed-- paints and crayons”
― The Bluest Eye
― The Bluest Eye
“It is easy to love people in memory; the hard thing is to love them when they are there in front of you.”
― My Father's Tears and Other Stories
― My Father's Tears and Other Stories
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