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“I have an idea that all sensible people will ultimately be damned.”

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Nora May French, born in 1881, was an accomplished American poet whose works are renowned for their unique style and profound emotion. Despite her short life, her poetry has had a profound impact on the literary world. more

“Lawrence Hill, a cultural and spiritual descendant of West African griots, has used his vast storytelling talents to create an epic story that spans three continents. The Book of Negroes recites the pain, misery and liberation of one African woman, Aminata Diallo, who was stolen from her homeland and sold into American slavery. Through Aminata, Hill narrates the terrifying story of slavery and puts at the centre a female experience of the African Diaspora. I wept upon reading this story. The Book of Negroes is courageous, breathtaking, simply brilliant.”

“I was born on the same day as Edgar Allan Poe and Dolly Parton: January 19. I am absolutely certain that this affects my writing in some way.”

Way Writing Certain Born January Allan Poe

Author:Eden Robinson

“An isolated outbreak of virginity is a rash on the face of society. It arouses only pity from the married, and embarrassment from the single.”

Faces Married Pity Isolated Embarrassment Virginity Outbreaks

Author:Charlotte Bingham

“Always remember that there is no conversion to God if there is no conversion to the oppressed.”

Ifs Remember Conversion Oppressed

Author:Ignacio Ellacuria

“Every human being is called to solidarity in a world battling between life and death”

World Humans Human Beings Life And Death Solidarity Between Life And Death

Author:Ignacio Ellacuria

“Do everything possible so that liberty is victorious over oppression, justice over injustice, love over hate.”

Hate Justice Liberty Injustice Oppression

Book:Companions of Jesus: The Jesuit Martyrs of El Salvador

Source: Companions of Jesus: The Jesuit Martyrs of El Salvador

“Life was what you did with what was done to you.”

Done

Author:Kameron Hurley

“Shaka Zulu had an all-female force of fighters. Women have been part of every resistance movement. Women dressed as men and went to war, went to sea, and participated actively in combat for as long as there have been people.”

People Men Long Has Beens War Force Sea Movement Female Resistance Fighter Combat

Book:The Geek Feminist Revolution

Source: The Geek Feminist Revolution

“Let’s just put it this way: if you think there’s a thing – anything – women didn’t do in the past, you’re wrong.”

Ifs Thinking Way Past

Book:The Geek Feminist Revolution

Source: The Geek Feminist Revolution

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