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I want to discourage you from choosing anything or making any decision simply because it is safe. Things of value seldom are.

Toni Morrison

Writing is really a way of thinking–not just feeling but thinking about things that are disparate, unresolved, mysterious, problematic or just sweet.
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Disperate Mystery Problem Sweet Thinking Writing
All paradises, all utopias are designed by who is not there, by the people who are not allowed in.
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Allow Design Paradise People
Freeing yourself was one thing; claiming ownership of that freed self was another.
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Claim Freedom Ownership Yourself
Anger is better. There is a sense of being in anger. A reality and presence. An awareness of worth. It is a lovely surging.
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Angry Aware Love Presence Reality Worth
For me the history of the place of black people in this country is so varied, complex and beautiful. And impactful.
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Beautiful Black Lives Matter Complex Country History Impact Place
Beauty was not simply something to behold; it was something one could do.
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Beautiful Women
If there is a book that you want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, you must be the one to write it.
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Book Reading Want
You are your own stories.
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Deep One Liner Story
You have to be a little tough, and rely on yourself. And tell people ‘No’.
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Attitude Inspirational People Rely Tough Yourself
Love is never any better than the lover.
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Love Lover
To get to a place where you could love anything you chose – not to need permission for desire – well now that was freedom.
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Choose Freedom Love Permission Place
When there is pain, there are no words. All pain is the same.
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Broken Heart Pain Sad Suffering
Black people have always been used as a buffer in this country between powers to prevent class war.
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Black Lives Matter Country People Power Prevent War
Freedom is choosing your responsibility. It’s not having no responsibilitie s; it’s choosing the ones you want.
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Choose Freedom Responsiblity Want
A sister can be seen as someone who is both ourselves and very much not ourselves – a special kind of double.
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Kindness Ourselves Sister Special
Liberation means you don’t have to be silenced.
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Liberty Silence

I want to discourage you from choosing anything or making any decision simply because it is safe. Things of value seldom are.

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I want to discourage you from choosing anything or making any decision simply because it is safe. Things of value seldom are.

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