The quietly pacifist peaceful always die to make room for men who shout.

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People do not wish to appear foolish; to avoid the appearance of foolishness, they are...

People do not wish to appear foolish; to avoid the appearance of foolishness, they are...

What the mind doesn't understand, it worships or fears.

What the mind doesn't understand, it worships or fears.

I try to teach my heart not to want things it can't have.

I try to teach my heart not to want things it can't have.

To me, the black black woman is our essential mother, the blacker she is the...

To me, the black black woman is our essential mother, the blacker she is the...

No person is your friend who demands your silence, or denies your right to grow.

No person is your friend who demands your silence, or denies your right to grow.

Horses make a landscape look beautiful

Horses make a landscape look beautiful

Life is better than death, I believe, if only because it is less boring, and...

Life is better than death, I believe, if only because it is less boring, and...

Writing saved me from the sin and inconvenience of violence.

Writing saved me from the sin and inconvenience of violence.

It no longer bothers me that I may be constantly searching for father figures; by...

It no longer bothers me that I may be constantly searching for father figures; by...

Yes, Mother. I can see you are flawed. You have not hidden it. That is...

Yes, Mother. I can see you are flawed. You have not hidden it. That is...

Never be the only one, except, possibly, in your own home.

Never be the only one, except, possibly, in your own home.

In search of my mother's garden, I found my own.

In search of my mother's garden, I found my own.

The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have...

The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have...

Is solace anywhere more comforting than that in the arms of a sister.

Is solace anywhere more comforting than that in the arms of a sister.

The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have...

The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have...

Tea to the English is really a picnic indoors.

Tea to the English is really a picnic indoors.

The animals of the world exist for their own reasons. They were not made for...

The animals of the world exist for their own reasons. They were not made for...

Nature has a funny way of breaking what does not bend

Nature has a funny way of breaking what does not bend

All nature is but art, unknown to thee; All chance, direction, which thou canst not...

All nature is but art, unknown to thee; All chance, direction, which thou canst not...

Us sing and dance, make faces and give flower bouquets, trying to be loved. You...

Us sing and dance, make faces and give flower bouquets, trying to be loved. You...