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I am living in the most opportune time in black history in the United States and that means, still, that I will die younger, live poorer, risk more exposure to police violence, and be punished by social policy for being a black woman in
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“He couldn't even tell whether he was angry or contrite, whether it was forgiveness he wanted or the power to forgive.”
― Revolutionary Road
― Revolutionary Road
“Time is the school in which we learn”
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“If I looked in the mirror someday and saw no dark circles under my eyes, I would probably look better. I just wouldn't look like me. ”
― Take the Cannoli
― Take the Cannoli
“I, myself, am made entirely of flaws, stitched together with good intentions.”
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“It is possible to imagine a person so entirely that the image resists attempts to dislodge it.”
― The Collected Stories
― The Collected Stories
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