"Autobiography begins with a sense of being alone. It is an orphan form."

--

John Berger

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“People who aren't minorities don't know what its like to be one. Of course they'll say, "He must've done something," because they're taught to believe that if you're targeted by the police that you've done something.”

Source : Source: www.ebony.com
“In Manhattan, and its true on some level till this day; its a whole different mentality from the Bronx, Brooklyn and Queens, which I didn't know at the time - because you basically just know your neighborhood.”
“Don't get so busy that you don't have time to meditate. Take the time.... Christ may be nearer than we have knowledge. 'I am in your midst, but you do not see me.'”
“You can do as much diligence as possible before you go somewhere to try to protect yourself and the people around you.”

Source : Source: collider.com
“Change for me was really hard because I had built myself up to be a certain kind of man my whole life, as men are where I come from. I thought I got to handle things different that's gonna make me feel like a real pussy. For me it was hard to turn the other cheek. Even though it's a stronger choice. It was very hard to make the change, but I had to in order to survive. Otherwise they would have won.”

Source : "Mickey Rourke Talks Immortals, Life, and Sin City". Interview with Wilson Morales, www.blackfilm.com. October 31, 2011.
“When it comes to dreams, one may falter, but the only way to fail is to abandon them.”

Source : "Fictional character: Dracula". TV Series "Dracula" ("A Whiff of Sulfur", 2013), www.imdb.com. 2013–2014.
“A toe shoe is as eccentric as the ballerina who wears it: their marriage is a commitment.”
“Doing the Right Thing - Sometimes doing the right thing, is to do nothing at all.”

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