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“Akataka, it is a common phenomenon among mankind to attempt to flip precedence: to try to bring that which has gone forward back. But it always, always fails.”
― An Orchestra of Minorities
― An Orchestra of Minorities
“The river has a distinct place in the mythologies of the people because in their universe, water is supreme. They know that all rivers are maternal and therefore capable of birthing things.”
― An Orchestra of Minorities
― An Orchestra of Minorities
“Dora said there was no such thing as objective truth and if you think something's good because it speaks to you, it is.”
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“Nations became civilized in three fundamental ways, they said: science, education and beauty contests.”
― 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World
― 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World
“Nzinga is so wise and knowledgeable about how to be a liberated black woman in an oppressive white world that's she's opening my eyes to well, everything, it's like she's Alice and Audre and Angela and Aretha rolled into one, seriously . . .”
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