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“Money can only get you so far; you need power and influence to go with it.”

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Book:Ace of Spades

Source: Ace of Spades

“I know Scotty is a terrible person, so why am I so shocked? Why am I always shocked by people and their shitty behaviour?”

Sad Sad But True

Book:Ace of Spades

Source: Ace of Spades

“I didn’t invent this twisted system that pits us against each other and makes us do crappy things for status—but I do know how to play it.”

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Book:Ace of Spades

Source: Ace of Spades

“I hate how they have the power to kill my future, kill me. They treat my Black skin like a gun or a grenade or a knife that is dangerous and lethal, when really it’s them. The guys at the top powering everything.”

Book:Ace of Spades

Source: Ace of Spades

“But I know dreams are dangerous; they give me too much false hope.”

Book:Ace of Spades

Source: Ace of Spades

“When you grow up like this, whether it’s in your nature or not, sometimes survival overpowers doing the right thing.”

Book:Ace of Spades

Source: Ace of Spades

“I’m tired of having faith things will work out, only for any hope I have to be violently crushed.”

Book:Ace of Spades

Source: Ace of Spades