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“In silence, an act is an act is an act. Verbalized and discussed, it becomes an ethical problem ...”
― The Genius and the Goddess: a Novel
― The Genius and the Goddess: a Novel
“Reality is a sound, you have to tune in to it not just keep yelling.”
― Autobiography of Red: A Novel in Verse
― Autobiography of Red: A Novel in Verse
“Grief, I’ve learned, is really just love. It’s all the love you want to give, but cannot. All that unspent love gathers up in the corners of your eyes, the lump in your throat, and in that hollow part of your chest. Grief is just love with no place to go.”
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“People crave objectivity because to be subjective is to be embodied, to be a body, vulnerable, violable.”
― Dancing at the Edge of the World: Thoughts on Words, Women, Places
― Dancing at the Edge of the World: Thoughts on Words, Women, Places
“How much of this truth can I bear to see and still live
unblinded?
How much of this pain
can I use?”
― Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches
unblinded?
How much of this pain
can I use?”
― Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches
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Welcome to Shine & Shadow. We are a group focused on monthly group reads and discussions. We have 3 group reads on a rotating monthly basis: 1 'Dark' ...more
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