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“People are hard to hate close up. Move in. Speak truth to bullshit. Be civil. Hold hands. With strangers. Strong back. Soft front. Wild heart.”
― Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone
― Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone
“Black man cleans the streets but mustn't walk freely on the pavement; Black man must build houses for the white man but cannot live in them; Black man cooks the white man's food but eats what is left over. Don't listen to anyone bluff you and say Black and white are brothers.”
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“If a man is not faithful to his own individuality, he cannot be loyal to anything.”
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“I'm fascinated with the stories that we tell. Real histories become fantasies and fairy tales, morality tales and fables.”
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“Without somebody to watch me, laugh at my jokes, tell me what to do, ask me questions, race me to the river, make me guess the names of birds, or challenge me to count the silvery fish in a school, there was nothing for me to do. Without somebody to be somebody to, it was as though I wasn't somebody myself.”
― Sees Behind Trees
― Sees Behind Trees
Tombs and Tomes
— 244 members
— last activity Jan 16, 2026 11:38AM
Tombs and Tomes is Congressional Cemetery's book club. We meet every other month in our historic 1903 Chapel and enjoy good discussions and hearty win ...more
Catherine’s 2025 Year in Books
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