Leadership characteristics manifested themselves in manipulative actions; physical abilities became reference points for other people’s deficiencies; affluence bred selfishness; respect and admiration enabled deceit and entitlement. All of
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“Here was an ugly little girl asking for beauty....A little black girl who wanted to rise up out of the pit of her blackness and see the world with blue eyes. His outrage grew and felt like power. For the first time he honestly wished he could work miracles.”
― The Bluest Eye
― The Bluest Eye
“He'd wondered for so many years if he'd ever be able to forgive his father. Maybe he'd just used the wrong word. Surrender. Acceptance. Those seemed better.”
― The Breath of God
― The Breath of God
“...the change was adjustment without improvement.”
― The Bluest Eye
― The Bluest Eye
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