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“Freeing yourself was one thing, claiming ownership of that freed self was another.”
― Beloved
― Beloved
“At some point in life the world's beauty becomes enough. You don't need to photograph, paint, or even remember it. It is enough.”
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“Be nobody's darling;
Be an outcast.
Take the contradictions
Of your life
And wrap around
You like a shawl,
To parry stones
To keep you warm. ”
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Be an outcast.
Take the contradictions
Of your life
And wrap around
You like a shawl,
To parry stones
To keep you warm. ”
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“Lonely, ain't it?
Yes, but my lonely is mine. Now your lonely is somebody else's. Made by somebody else and handed to you. Ain't that something? A secondhand lonely.”
― Sula
Yes, but my lonely is mine. Now your lonely is somebody else's. Made by somebody else and handed to you. Ain't that something? A secondhand lonely.”
― Sula
“...have you ever found God in church? I never did. I just found a bunch of folks hoping for him to show. Any God I ever felt in church I brought in with me. And I think all the other folks did too. They come to church to share God, not find God.”
― The Color Purple
― The Color Purple
Black Coffee
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This group focuses on books written by or about black people from all continents in many different genres though we focus on historical fiction and cl ...more
Black Girls Read!
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A group for African-American women to share, discuss and recommend quality books by and for other African-Americans.
Ev’s 2025 Year in Books
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