"I can't die but once."

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Source : "The Underground Railroad". Book by Charles L. Blockson, 1987.

Harriet Tubman

“The better the artist, the more vulnerable he seems to be.”

Source : Al Alvarez (2013). “The Savage God: A Study of Suicide”, p.259, Bloomsbury Publishing
“Yes, I've had some pretty good luck finding wonderful talent.”
“If you train badly, you play badly. If you work like a beast in training, you play the same way.”
“The violets whisper from the shade Which their own leaves have made: Men scent our fragrance on the air, Yet take no heed Of humble lessons we would read.”
“Women prevent the threads of life from being broken. The finest minds have always understood the peacemaking role of women.”
“Govern your tongue before all other things, following the gods.”
“most of us have to be self-righteous before we can be righteous.”
“Even then, our family was extraordinary, with ten kids.”

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