"“I cannot tell the truth about anything unless I confess being a student, growing and learning something new every day. The more I learn, the clearer my view of the world becomes.”
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— Sonia Sanchez

"Our feelings are our most genuine paths to knowledge."
— Audre Lorde

"Helped are those who are content to be themselves; they will never lack mystery in their lives and the joys of self-discovery will be constant."
— Alice Walker (The Temple of My Familiar)

"I love myself when I am laughing. . . and then again when I am looking mean and impressive."
— Zora Neale Hurston (I Love Myself When I Am Laughing... And Then Again: A Zora Neale Hurston Reader)

"the greatest Americans
have not been born yet
they are waiting patiently
for the past to die"
— Saul Williams