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Brandie
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I believe in the beauty of all things common. Lilies. Stone. Cut glass. I believe in the beauty of all things broken.
“The opposite of poverty is not wealth. In too many places, the opposite of poverty is justice.”
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“Anxiety was born in the very same moment as mankind. And since we will never be able to master it, we will have to learn to live with it—just as we have learned to live with storms.”
― Manuscrito encontrado em Accra
― Manuscrito encontrado em Accra
“Each of us is more than the worst thing we’ve ever done.”
― Just Mercy
― Just Mercy
“All women together ought to let flowers fall upon the tomb of Aphra Behn, for it was she who earned them the right to speak their minds.”
― A Room of One’s Own
― A Room of One’s Own
“Once upon a time, when women were birds, there was the simple understanding that to sing at dawn and to sing at dusk was to heal the world through joy. The birds still remember what we have forgotten, that the world is meant to be celebrated.”
― When Women Were Birds: Fifty-four Variations on Voice
― When Women Were Birds: Fifty-four Variations on Voice
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