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“In making for ourselves a place to live, we first spread a parasol to throw a shadow on the earth, and in the pale light of the shadow we put together a house.”
― In Praise of Shadows
― In Praise of Shadows
“The quality that we call beauty, however, must always grow from the realities of life, and our ancestors, forced to live in dark rooms, presently came to discover beauty in shadows, ultimately to guide shadows towards beauty’s ends.”
― In Praise of Shadows
― In Praise of Shadows
“Now what we don’t want is Facts. What we want is bewilderment. What we want is repetition. What we want is repetition.”
― Spring
― Spring
“It's clear that equality doesn't quite cut it. Asking for a sliver of disproportionate power is too polite a request. I don't want to be included. Instead, I want to question who created the standard in the first place.”
― Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race
― Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race
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