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“The best lies are the ones that are wrapped around a core of truth.” - p. 113
“The only time people who look like us are making history, it’s a footnote.” - p. 119
“Freedom is the fragile neck of a daffodil, after the longest of winters.” - p. 449
“Not everything that is faced can be changed. But nothing can be changed until it is faced.”
“Admitting that racism has played a part in our success means admitting that the American dream isn’t quite so accessible to all.”
“It’s the difference between dancing along the eggshell crust of acquaintance and diving into the messy center of a relationship. It’s not always perfect; it’s not always pleasant—but because it is rooted in respect, it is unshakable.”
“You say you don’t see color…but that’s all you see. You’re so hyperaware of it, and of trying to look like you aren’t prejudiced, you can’t even understand that when you say race doesn’t matter all I hear is you dismissing what I’ve felt,…
“Equality is treating everyone the same. But equity is taking differences into account, so everyone has a chance to succeed.”
“In a lot of ways, having a teenager isn't all that different from having a newborn. You learn to read the reactions, because they're incapable of saying exactly what it is that's causing pain.”
“It just goes to show you: every baby is born beautiful. It's what we project on them that makes them ugly.”
“Pride is an evil dragon; it sleeps underneath your heart and then roars when you need silence.”
“There is no such thing as a fact. There is only how you saw the fact, in a given moment. How you reported the fact. How your brain processed that fact. There is no extrication of the storyteller from the story.”
“What if the puzzle of the world was a shape you didn't fit into? And the only way to survive was to mutilate yourself, carve away your corners, sand yourself down, modify yourself to fit? How come we haven't been able to change the puzzle…
“Justice will not be served until those who are unaffected are as outraged as those who are. —BENJAMIN FRANKLIN”
“If the past few months have taught me anything, it's that friendship is a smoke screen. The people you think are solid turn out to be mirrors and light; and then you look down and realize there are others you took for granted, those who…
“If I cannot do great things, I can do small things in a great way.”