But I spoke my mind because my father taught me that there is power in speaking truth to power.
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“Language, even more than color, defines who you are to people.”
― Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
― Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
“Sometimes the best thing you can do for someone you love is stay the hell away from them.”
― Grown Women
― Grown Women
“I don’t think you’re ever really grown.”
― Grown Women
― Grown Women
“We move not on but forward.”
― Grown Women
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