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I think that the human race does command its own destiny and that that destiny can eventually embrace the stars.

Lorraine Hansberry

Ball points belong to their age. They make everyone write alike.
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Age Balls Writing
Sometimes, I can see the future stretched out in front of me – just as plain as day. The future hanging over there at the edge of my days. Just waiting for me.
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Future Sometimes Waiting
I was born black and female.
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African American Black Female
Take away the violence and who will hear the man of peace?
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Life Men Violence
Seems like God don’t see fit to give the black man nothing but dreams – but He did give us children to make them dreams seem worthwhile.
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Children Dream Men
I look at you and I see the final triumph of stupidity in the world!
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Finals Stupidity Triumph
One for whom bread- food- is not enough.
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Bread Enough Food One
Our Southside is a place apart: each piece of our living is a protest.
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Pieces Protest
It’s dangerous, son.’ ‘What’s dangerous?’ ‘When a man goes outside his house to look for peace.
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House Men Son
[T]here is only one large circle that we march in, around and around, each of us with our own little picture — in front of us — our own little mirage that we think is the future.
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Circles Mirages Thinking
Never be afraid to sit a while and think.
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Dream Inspirational Love
Though it be a thrilling and marvellous thing to be merely young and gifted in such times, it is doubly so – doubly dynamic – to be young, gifted and black.
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Black Gifted Young
The thing that makes you exceptional, if you are at all, is inevitably that which must also make you lonely.
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Children Mean Struggle
I want to fly! I want to touch the sun!” “Finish your eggs first.
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Eggs First Want
I wish to live because life has within it that which is good, that which is beautiful, and that which is love.
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Beautiful Wish
Ah, I like the look of packing crates! A household in preparation for a journey! … Something full of the flow of life, do you understand? Movement, progress…
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Journey Moving Preparation

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