"I didn't think of myself as an outsider because of my race because... where I grew up I was the same race as almost everyone else... It is true that I noticed things that no one else seemed to notice. And I think only people who are outsiders do this."

-- Jamaica Kincaid

#Thinking Quotes #Race Quotes #People Quotes

“When people tell you to walk a certain way, it's like not thinking of a purple tomato. You can't not do it.”
“She responds by kissing me harder and longer and deeper. She loves me too. She's just afraid.”

Source : Julie Anne Peters (2009). “Rage: A Love Story”, p.140, Knopf Books for Young Readers
“There is nothing glamorous about death.”
“It was so much more comfortable to be able to divide people into heroes and villains and expect them to play their allotted part.”
“I want to kill the president because I no like the capitalists. I have the gun in my hand, I kill kings and presidents first and next all capitalists.”
“When I heard the royal family wanted to have me perform in celebration of Prince William's marriage, I knew I had to give them a little something. 'Wet' is the perfect anthem for Prince William or any playa to get the club smokin'.”
“I believe there are two periods in life, one for the bike, the other for becoming active on one's work.”
“Your grammar is a reflection of your image. Good or bad, you have made an impression. And like all impressions, you are in total control.”

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