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“Is this a bar?” Chubs whispered behind me. “Are we allowed to go in? We’re not twenty-one.” “Oh,”
― In the Afterlight
― In the Afterlight
“You listened to music this loudly to drown out everyone and everything, letting the rhythm and beats flow around you like a shield.”
― In the Afterlight
― In the Afterlight
“Language brings with it an identity and a culture, or at least the perception of it. A shared language says "We're the same." A language barrier says "We're different.”
― Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
― Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
“Relationships are built in the silences. You spend time with people, you observe them and interact with them, and you come to know them—and that is what apartheid stole from us: time.”
― Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
― Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
“Learn from your past and be better because of your past,” she would say, “but don’t cry about your past. Life is full of pain. Let the pain sharpen you, but don’t hold on to it. Don’t be bitter.”
― Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
― Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
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