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“and in the soil
of his being,
a soul is planted
bearing the fruits
of his masterpiece”
Ali Nuri, Rain and Embers

Toni Morrison
“I knew that some victims of powerful self-loathing turn out to be dangerous, violent, reproducing the enemy who has humiliated them over and over. Others surrender their identity; melt into a structure that delivers the strong persona they lack. Most others, however, grow beyond it. But there are some who collapse, silently, anonymously, with no voice to express or acknowledge it. They are invisible. The death of self-esteem can occur quickly, easily in children, before their ego has “legs,” so to speak. Couple the vulnerability of youth with indifferent parents, dismissive adults, and a world, which, in its language, laws, and images, re-enforces despair, and the journey to destruction is sealed.”
Toni Morrison, The Bluest Eye

Toni Morrison
“Adults do not talk to us—they give us directions. They issue orders without providing information.”
Toni Morrison, The Bluest Eye

Blake Crouch
“I’ve always known, on a purely intellectual level, that our separateness and isolation are an illusion. We’re all made of the same thing—the blown-out pieces of matter formed in the fires of dead stars.”
Blake Crouch, Dark Matter

George R.R. Martin
“He who hurries through life hurries to his grave.”
George R.R. Martin, A Clash of Kings

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