Ta-Nehisi Coates, Between the World and Me (Spiegel & Grau, 2015)
Be your best proponent, ally, and advocate.
A bird that fears falling off of a tree branch is ignorant of its gifts.
I find no importance in showing others that I am happy; it's not important to me that they know or think that I am happy but what is important to me is that I am happy. I am interested in being happy,...
Who are you?Are you in touch with all of your darkest fantasies?Have you created a life for yourself where you can experience them?I have. I am fucking crazy.But I am free.
You know all that sympathy that you feel for an abused child who suffers without a good mom or dad to love and care for them? Well, they don't stay children forever. No one magically becomes an adult...
When God is ready for you to move, He will make your situation uncomfortable.
People that have a police car behind them pulling them over should put on their hazard lights and continue slowly driving to the nearest densely populated public place, such as a supermarket or shoppi...
There are 2 kinds of fighters: those who fight because they hate, and those who fight because they love.
I definitely look up to Meryl Streep because she's been in so many amazing movies, and I just think that she's one of the greatest actresses out there. I also look up to Jennifer Lawrence, especially...
I would have followed you to hell and back... if only you'd lead me back.