"The Negro cannot stand the present reactionary tendencies and unreasoning drawing of the color line indefinitely without discouragement and retrogression. And the condition of the Negro is ever the cause for further discrimination."

-- W. E. B. Du Bois

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“You can't evaluate a prospective partner if you insulate your relationship from your family and friends--and his.”
“Well, while I didn't have the more extreme experiences of some of my characters, I didn't exactly come from the most normal of households. Or rather, it was normal, in that dysfunctional families appear to be the norm.”
“I've always wanted to be a real universal artist, one that every type of audience could relate to.”
“Curiously enough, the Sublime is generally achieved through want of proportion.”
“Christopher Robin was sitting outside his door, putting on his Big Boots. As soon as he saw the Big Boots, Pooh knew that an Adventure was going to happen, and he brushed the honey off his nose with the back of his paw, and spruced himself up as well as he could, so as to look ready for Anything.”
“Personally, I don't think there's intelligent life on other planets. Why should other planets be any different from this one?”

Source : "They're not laughing now". www.theguardian.com. December 29, 2003.
“Roger â€œHurricaneâ€ Wilson is the real deal!”
“Relief of distress or compassion shown to victims of misfortune. A blessing that is an act of Divine compassion.”

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