"For black people, being around white people is sometimes like taking care of babies you don't like, babies who throw up on you again and again, but whom you cannot punish, because they're babies."

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Source : Hilton Als (2013). “White Girls”, p.224, McSweeney's

Hilton Als

#Baby Quotes #White Quotes #People Quotes

“A gnarled old branch dulls the blade that severs a sapling.”
“The population question is the real riddle of the sphinx, to which no political Oedipus has as yet found the answer. In view of the ravages of the terrible monster over-multiplication, all other riddle sink into insignificance.”
“We create through our voice, through the power of our voice. So, when a person frees up their voice energies, from a yogic standpoint, they're increasing their potency as creators, to create in their life whatever it is they choose to create.”
“I try to avoid the temptation with time as a total indicator for what my possibilities are for the marathon. It's the not the best indicator, but it's more how you feel, how you cover the distance and how you are able to do the training afterward.”
“I'm shocked at how much I'm into Christmas pillows. There's cheesiness, obviously, but then there's really cute ones that are metallic that say "Ho Ho Ho" or "Merry" or cute vintage needlepoint ones.”

Source : Source: www.popsugar.com
“I'm not sleeping with all the women I appear with.”
“There are only two races on this planet - the intelligent and the stupid.”

Source : "Daily Telegraph", August 15, 1991.
“Holland is a fairly small country, and in a weird way, somewhat conservative. That might surprise people because it is a very tolerant place, but it's also a somewhat Calvinist country.”

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