"The first rule about a black womanâ€™s hair is you donâ€™t talk about a black womanâ€™s hair. And the second rule is you donâ€™t ever touch a black womanâ€™s hair without getting written permission first."

-- Ben Aaronovitch

#Hair Quotes #Black Quotes #Firsts Quotes

“I stopped feeling like I didn't belong anywhere, and realized that I actually belonged anywhere I wanted to be.”
“Nixon, who spent much of his career attacking the press and saying he was a victim of the press, was in fact created by the press, in this case the L.A. Times.”
“To know anything of a poet but his poetry is, so far as the poetry is concerned, to know something that may be entertaining, even delightful, but is certainly inessential.”

Source : John Drinkwater (1922). “The Lyric: An Essay”, p.4, Library of Alexandria
“We have 62 counties in New York State and each has its own system of death investigation.”
“Music is my life and my life is music.”
“Mamma," whispered Rannoch as he nestled by her side, "what is man?" Bracken looked into her calf's eyes. "Man? Man is something you must always fear." "But why must I fear him?" asked Rannoch. "Because, my little one...man is cruel and cold. He eats up everything he touches. He enslaves Lera and breaks the laws of the forest. Because, Rannoch, he is the only creature that hunts without need.”
“May tender memories soften your grief, May fond recollection bring you relief, And may you find comfort and peace in the thought Of the joy that knowing your loved one brought... For time and space can never divide Or keep your loved one from your side. When memory paints in colors true, the happy hours that belonged to you.”
“Serving God doesnâ€™t mean weâ€™ll no longer have difficulties. Weâ€™re still on the battlefield, but we donâ€™t have to fight alone.”

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