"I think white gay people feel cheated because they were born, in principle, in a society in which they were supposed to be safe. The anomaly of their sexuality puts them in danger, unexpectedly."

-- James A. Baldwin

#Gay Quotes #Thinking Quotes #White Quotes

“I'm passionately opposed to the nuclear family, with its mom and dad and their 2.4 children. I think it's the most neurotic life-style ever developed.”
“You can not make someone love you. You can not be thin enough or white enough or famous enough. The choice is entirely the other person's. Then again, you might try hypnosis.”

Source : Jessica Zafra (1997). “Chicken pox for the soul”
“I never had a serious injury that kept me out of a big competition. Now everyone has injuries - to their feet or their knees or their backs.”

Source : Katarina Witt (2007). “Only with Passion: Figure Skating's Most Winning Champion on Competition and Life”, Public Affairs
“Traffic in Joburg is like the democratic process. Every time you think it's going to get moving and take you somewhere, you hit another jam.”

Source : Lauren Beukes (2010). “Zoo City”, p.84, Jacana Media
“Poor humans; they will all die.""Poor us; we will not.”
“All learning is in the learner, not the teacher.”
“Success makes enemies of those who would have never been true friends.”
“War, hate, jealousy, racism - what are they but manifestations of fear?”

Source : F. Paul Wilson (2011). “Reprisal”, p.409, Macmillan

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