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Ties
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Ties is a novel full of containers, both literal and symbolic. In spite of them, things go missing.
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“When we identify where our privilege intersects with somebody else's oppression, we'll find our opportunities to make real change.”
― So You Want to Talk About Race
― So You Want to Talk About Race
“I have always been more appalled by man’s apathy in the face of horror than by the horror itself.”
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“Quietness is an essential part of all awareness. In quiet times and sleepy times, a child can dwell in thoughts of his own, and in songs and stories of his own.”
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“Love springs from the ability to prefer imperfection over perfection.”
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“Disadvantaged white people are not erased by discussions of disadvantages facing people of color, just as brain cancer is not erased by talking about breast cancer. They are two different issues with two different treatments, and they require two different conversations.”
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