Ta-Nehisi Coates I love living around black people. Home is home. We suffer under racism and the physical deprivations that come with that, but beneath that, we form cultures and traditions that are beautiful. – Ta-Nehisi Coates Beautiful Quotes Beneath Quotes Black Quotes Cultures Quotes Deprivations Quotes Form Quotes Living Quotes Love Quotes People Quotes Physical Quotes Racism Quotes Suffer Quotes Traditions Quotes The lives of African-Americans in this country are characterized by violence for most of our history. Much of that violence, at least to some extent, you know, done by the very state that’s supposed to protect them. We look at young black kids with a scowl on their face, walking a certain way down the block with their sweatpants dangling, however, with their hoodies on. And folks think that this is a show of power or a show of force. But I know, because I’ve been among those kids, it ultimately is fear.
Milan Kundera Nothing requires a greater effort of thought than arguments to justify the rule of non-thought. – Milan Kundera
Caroline B Cooney I believe my readers are crazy about their parents and want to be just like them when they grow up. – Caroline B Cooney
Clinton Sparks I’m from Boston – everyone says ‘awesome,’ but there are a lot of people in Boston who say ‘awesome.’ – Clinton Sparks
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