"The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness"

-- Michelle Alexander

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“Broadway - the great sluice that washes out the dust of the gold-mines of Gotham.”
“We had an electrical fault about 500 miles into the trip and lost more than half our fuel. We had a fire on the roof. And missed Los Angeles by 3,500 miles at the end of the trip and ending up in the arctic in a snowstorm.”
“Nefertiti is like Athena born from the brow of Zeus , a head-heavy armored goddess. She is beautiful but desexed.”
“She had to find her own story, and she could make it whatever shape she thought best.”

Source : Tad Williams (2017). “River of Blue Fire: Otherland”, p.580, Hachette UK
“One does not give birth in a void, but rather in a cultural and political context. Laws, professional codes, religious sanctions, and ethnic traditions all affect women's choices concerning childbirth.”
“The gods envy us. They envy us because weâ€™re mortal, because any moment may be our last. Everything is more beautiful because weâ€™re doomed. You will never be lovelier than you are now. We will never be here again.”

Source : "Troy". www.imdb.com. 2004.
“In boxing, I had a lot of fear. Fear was good. But, for the first time, in the bout with Muhammad Ali, I didnt have any fear. I thought, This is easy. This is what Ive been waiting for. No fear at all. No nervousness. And I lost.”
“Dont use all-or-nothing thinking. Take each day as its own day, and dont worry about it if you mess up one day. The most important thing you can do is just get back up on the horse.”

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