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“I had chosen freedom, with all its insecurities, and nothing in the world would make me turn away from it.”
― The Book of Negroes
― The Book of Negroes
“In South Carolina, I had been an African. In Nova Scotia, I had become known as a Loyalist, or a Negro, or both. And now, finally back in Africa, I was seen as a Nova Scotian, and in some respects thought of myself that way too.”
― Someone Knows My Name
― Someone Knows My Name
“The best kind of charity is to help those who are willing to help themselves.”
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“No one ever made a difference by being like everyone else.”
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“WHEN I WAS VERY YOUNG, Papa used to tell me that words fly on wild winds from the mouths of sly people. When the winds pick up, he said, sand blows into your ears and bites your eyes. Storms build overhead like a lake with a spout, but you can’t see or hear. Only when you are safely sheltered, Papa said, can you tell which way the wind is blowing. Only from the calm, he said, can you see how to protect yourself from trouble.”
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