#black

— you don’t understand — there are things worth dying for! ↗

— J.K. Rowling

#sirius-black #life

The first time that I was elected I was called the Judas Iscariot of the black community because I took a stand that was inconsistent of cutting across the grain. ↗

— Tim Scott

#because #black #black community #called #community

... I feel as though I am shelved. That I have been given the words to the story of my life, but that I have remained largely unread... ↗

— J.R. Ward

#life

Some people like living in black and white worlds. Let them stay there. Appreciate all the colors you see in your world though. ↗

— Ashly Lorenzana

#black #colors #humanity #individuality #life

Once upon a time black male “cool” was defined by the ways in which black men confronted hardships of life without allowing their spirits to be ravaged. They took the pain of it and used it alchemically to turn the pain into gold. That burning process required high heat. Black male cool was defined by the ability to withstand the heat and remain centered. It was defined by black male willingness to confront reality, to face the truth, and bear it not by adopting a false pose if cool while feeding on fantasy; not by black male denial or by assuming a “poor me” victim identity. It was defined by individual black males daring to self-define rather than be defined by others. ↗

— Bell Hooks

#identity #masculinity #life

What, what am I to do with all of this life? ↗

— Gwendolyn Brooks

#life

In terms of the revolution, I believe that the revolution will be a revolution of dispossessed people in this country: that's the Mexican American, the Puerto Rican American, the American Indian, and black people. ↗

— H. Rap Brown

#believe #black #country #dispossessed #i

I make it a policy not to second-guess my instincts. Life's more fun that way. ~Train Heartnet ↗

— Kentaro Yabuki

#kentaro-yabuki #train-heartnet #life

Life was hard. Life was good. Most folks think this a contradiction, but I have learned that the hardest, most difficult times of my life caused the most growth in my character. ↗

— Chuck Black

#kingdom-s-edge #life

As we move on year by year in this life, we learn that telling doesn't necessarily purge; telling something is merely a reliving, and it's a torment. ↗

— Anne Rice

#lestat #mayfair #mona #quinn #taltos