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“Love is never any better than the lover.”
― The Bluest Eye
― The Bluest Eye
“Be nobody's darling;
Be an outcast.
Take the contradictions
Of your life
And wrap around
You like a shawl,
To parry stones
To keep you warm. ”
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Be an outcast.
Take the contradictions
Of your life
And wrap around
You like a shawl,
To parry stones
To keep you warm. ”
―
“...have you ever found God in church? I never did. I just found a bunch of folks hoping for him to show. Any God I ever felt in church I brought in with me. And I think all the other folks did too. They come to church to share God, not find God.”
― The Color Purple
― The Color Purple
“At some point in life the world's beauty becomes enough. You don't need to photograph, paint, or even remember it. It is enough.”
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“Lonely, ain't it?
Yes, but my lonely is mine. Now your lonely is somebody else's. Made by somebody else and handed to you. Ain't that something? A secondhand lonely.”
― Sula
Yes, but my lonely is mine. Now your lonely is somebody else's. Made by somebody else and handed to you. Ain't that something? A secondhand lonely.”
― Sula
Black Coffee
— 3039 members
— last activity Jan 17, 2026 01:08AM
This group focuses on books written by or about black people from all continents in many different genres though we focus on historical fiction and cl ...more
Black Girls Read!
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A group for African-American women to share, discuss and recommend quality books by and for other African-Americans.
Ev’s 2025 Year in Books
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392 friends
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