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“I'm afraid so," Papa signs. "We can't hide from our ancestors' misdeeds."
I interrupt. "But we can make our own choices now.”
― Show Me a Sign
I interrupt. "But we can make our own choices now.”
― Show Me a Sign
“Sometimes talking
to Mama reminds me
of a feather duster brushing dirt
away from a mirror.
She doesn't give you anything new,
but she helps you better see
what is already there.”
― Other Words for Home
to Mama reminds me
of a feather duster brushing dirt
away from a mirror.
She doesn't give you anything new,
but she helps you better see
what is already there.”
― Other Words for Home
“It still is Indian land. Stolen by white people. You steal something, that doesn’t make it yours.”
― Prairie Lotus
― Prairie Lotus
“Women, they have minds, and they have souls, as well as just hearts. And they’ve got ambition, and they’ve got talent, as well as just beauty. I’m so sick of people saying that love is all a woman is fit for.”
― Little Women
― Little Women
“I don't even know if I agree with all the classics anyway, especially considering that the canon, whatever that means, was created by white men, who published other white men, and basically kept women and people of color out of the conversation as long as possible.”
― Watch Us Rise
― Watch Us Rise
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