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“I am a woman. And I am seeking an attitude. I am trying to find reasons for pride.”
― Some of Us Did Not Die: New and Selected Essays
― Some of Us Did Not Die: New and Selected Essays
“Practice kindness all day to everybody and you will realize you’re already in heaven now.”
― The Portable Jack Kerouac
― The Portable Jack Kerouac
“I used to think soul mates were two of the same. I used to think I was supposed to look for somebody that was like me. I don't believe in soul mates anymore and I'm not looking for anything. But if I did believe in them, I'd believe your soul mate was somebody who had all the things you didn't, that needed all the things you had. Not somebody who's suffering from the same stuff you are.”
― Daisy Jones & The Six
― Daisy Jones & The Six
“I am a feminist, and what that means to me is much the same as the meaning of the fact that I am Black; it means that I must undertake to love myself and to respect myself as though my very life depends upon self-love and self-respect.”
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“And for those of us from communities with historic collective trauma, we must understand that each of us is already science fiction walking around on two legs. Our ancestors dreamed us up and then bent reality to create us.”
― Octavia's Brood: Science Fiction Stories from Social Justice Movements
― Octavia's Brood: Science Fiction Stories from Social Justice Movements
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