It was easy to kiss someone when it didn’t matter; it was more difficult when it might be meaningful.
“Here’s one thing I know for sure, though. I know that the day I raise my right hand and take the oath to be president of the United States, the world will start looking at America differently. I know that kids all around this country—Black kids, Hispanic kids, kids who don’t fit in—they’ll see themselves differently, too, their horizons lifted, their possibilities expanded. And that alone…that would be worth it.”
― A Promised Land
― A Promised Land
“In the quiet of night, the heart knows the lies you told to survive.”
― Internment
― Internment
“A compass doesn’t tell you where you are, and it doesn’t tell you where you have to go. It can only point you in a direction. It’s up to you to always find your true north.”
― Internment
― Internment
“you could build power not by putting others down but by lifting them up.”
― A Promised Land
― A Promised Land
“Slave masters thought they were making a difference in black people’s lives too. Saving them from their “wild African ways.” Same shit, different century. I wish people like them would stop thinking that people like me need saving.”
― The Hate U Give
― The Hate U Give
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