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“Being forced to learn the language of your oppressors is an oppression of the mind. They rewrite your history when you’re too young to know what you’re giving away, and before you know it, it’s too late to reclaim what you’ve lost,”
“That’s how we are—people of reasons and holes. Anything we want, we can justify. We can poke holes in anything inconvenient by asking the right questions. And simultaneously we can patch holes in anything attractive by concocting the right explanations. It comes down to the lies we prefer to believe. The lies that bring us the most comfort. The lies that fulfill our desires and dispatch our fears.”
― Evolution
― Evolution
“Out here stars were perforations revealing the bleached skeleton of the universe through a collection of tiny holes. And surrounded by these silent trees, beside a calming fire, I watched the bones dance. This was our medicine, these bones, and I opened up and took it all in. And dreamed of north.”
― The Marrow Thieves
― The Marrow Thieves
“Every decision we make in life, every new relationship, every job, every change, is a free fall. And it’s not the dive that will kill us. It’s the fear of taking the jump that hurts the most. The secret is to believe we are all capable of flight.”
― Still Point
― Still Point
“Life is poetry,” said Mae. “Stop. Watch. Listen. There’s poetry all over. And the thing about poetry? It don’t write itself.”
― Offworld
― Offworld
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