"If we truly seek diversity in fiction, we have to let the needs of others come before our need to define ourselves as social justice allies."

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Source : "Fiction’s Big, White Problem" by Jenny Trout, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 19, 2014.

Jennifer Armintrout

#Justice Quotes #Diversity Quotes #Allies Quotes

“A woman will doubt everything you say except it be compliments to herself.”
“You have to acquire a personal peace of mind which comes with understanding.”
“Quickness is the essence of the war.”
“You have to be wired a certain way to be a professional basketball player, and the way my body grew, something happened genetically that allowed me to become a lot more explosive.”
“Open your mind before your mouth”
“There are many in the Church as well as out of it who need to learn that Christianity is neither creed nor a ceremonial, but a life vitaly connected with a loving Christ.”
“Sometimes I've drawn on autobiographical material, maybe situations that I've felt trapped by, and turned them into something else, but in a very superficial way. When you find yourself thinking and worrying about certain things they become ridiculous.”

Source : William Wegman, Frédéric Paul, Fonds régional d'art contemporain Limousin (1993). “William Wegman, l'oeuvre photographique”, Frac Limousin
“I hate to say it because I think people are risk averse these days more than ever. Before they even pick up the phone, they know what the picture's going to be. So there's a certain comfort in that, a certain security that they can lay out the cover of the magazine and kind of know what it's going to be.”

Source : Source: aphotoeditor.com

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