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“As another has well said, to handicap a student by teaching him that his black face is a curse and that his struggle to change his condition is hopeless is the worst sort of lynching.”
― The Mis-Education of the Negro
― The Mis-Education of the Negro
“Today, however, we are having a hard time living because we are so bent on outwitting death.”
― The Ethics of Ambiguity
― The Ethics of Ambiguity
“Love takes off the masks that we fear we cannot live without and know we cannot live within. I use the word "love" here not merely in the personal sense but as a state of being, or a state of grace - not in the infantile American sense of being made happy but in the tough and universal sense of quest and daring and growth.”
― The Fire Next Time
― The Fire Next Time
“Comedy is the blues for people who can’t sing.”
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“You know the world is going crazy when the best rapper is a white guy, the best golfer is a black guy, the tallest guy in the NBA is Chinese, the Swiss hold the America's Cup, France is accusing the U.S. of arrogance, Germany doesn't want to go to war, and the three most powerful men in America are named "Bush", "Dick", and "Colin." Need I say more?”
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Deirdre’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Deirdre’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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31 friends
256 books
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137 books
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991 books
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22 books
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50 books
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445 books
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121 books
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