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“the measure of a Jedi. Anyone can fight, given a weapon and an enemy. Anyone can use a lightsaber, given due training or even good luck. But to stand and wait—to have so much patience and fortitude—that, Obi-Wan, is a greater achievement than you can know. Few could have accomplished it.”
― Star Wars: From a Certain Point of View
― Star Wars: From a Certain Point of View
“My mama always compared bad thoughts to a bird in a barn. If a bird flies into the barn, you can acknowledge that there’s a bird in the barn, but you don’t have to suddenly make a nest for it. Just let the bird fly in and it’ll eventually fly out.” Which is, in essence, cognitive behavioral therapy”
― I Want to Be Where the Normal People Are
― I Want to Be Where the Normal People Are
“That’s not how grief works. Grief is a … whew. I can’t even say the word I want to say and keep it PG-13! Grief doesn’t care about your timeline. Grief doesn’t care about your neat little boxes. Grief is so messy. Some days, I was really negative. Everything sucked. Everyone sucked. Basketball sucked. Life sucked.”
― Dear Black Girls: How to Be True to You
― Dear Black Girls: How to Be True to You
“Finally, she mused that human existence is as brief as the life of autumn grass, so what was there to fear from taking chances with your life?”
― Red Sorghum
― Red Sorghum
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