“You pick pieces of things you've experienced in life to make it real to yourself.” RealPiecesPicks Author:Brooklyn Sudano
“It doesn't matter whether you're black or white, practice a different religion, come from a different culture, or have a disability. If you're different from most of the people you're surrounded by, some people might not be as tolerant as they should be.” PeopleIfsShouldDifferentMatterMightCultureBlackWhitePracticeDisabilityDifferent CulturesBlack Or WhiteDifferent Religions Author:Brooklyn Sudano
“When you have parents who are recognizable, there's a certain part of you that wants to know that people you meet are able to not get clouded by that.” PeopleKnowsWantAbleCertainParentClouded Author:Brooklyn Sudano
“I'm a pretty private person. I'm not "out there" out there. From living in New York City, I developed a certain awareness that you have to have when you live by yourself.” PersonsCertainCitiesAwarenessNew YorkLive ByNew York City Author:Brooklyn Sudano
“As I've gotten old I've really listened to a wide spectrum of music, whether it's The Carpenters, Stevie Wonder, Justin Timberlake, Jay-Z or Lauryn Hill. I've kinda' run the gamut, and in listening to so many different styles, you come to take bits and pieces from all of it.” DifferentRunningBitsWonderPiecesStyleListeningWideHillsSpectrumCarpenterJustinDifferent StylesBits And Pieces Author:Brooklyn Sudano
“I always considered myself bi-racial, because I didn't want to disconnect from either side, and I felt very strongly about that. Now, I understand that the world sees me as a black woman, a person of color, and I'm okay with that.” WorldWantPersonsFeltSidesBlackColorOkayVery StrongBlack Women Author:Brooklyn Sudano
“We live in a melting pot. More and more, people are some kind of mixture. Even if you're Caucasian, you're a mixture of something.” PeopleIfsKindPotMixturesMeltingMelting PotCaucasian Author:Brooklyn Sudano
“For better or worse we live in a very exposing [time] where, if you choose to, everyone can see everyone's business. You see what they're having for breakfast, where they are, what they're doing. Whereas I think that classic idea of mystery is very seductive. Not knowing every single thing about a person, what they're thinking, that's very powerful. And it would be a shame if we lost that totally.” IfsThinkingPersonsIdeasWould BeLostPowerfulKnowingMysteryShameClassicBreakfastYou ChooseNot KnowingVery PowerfulSeductiveExposing Author:Theo James
“I find confidence seductive. Confidence, to me, is being happy in your own identity and not being influenced by others. I find that quite seductive because I'm a 50-50 person: in some ways I'm confident, and in some ways I'm quiet, reclusive. [I] like someone who can shake me out of that and approach me.” WayPersonsIdentityQuietApproachShakesSeductive Author:Theo James
“We all live in a society where someone who lives right across hasn't eaten and you don't know it or you are having problems where you are close to suicide and no one knows; everyone is going about their duty and thinking everything is fine. It's a dual world we live in and there is so much going on and yet it is not so obvious because we all live in our individual worlds.” ThinkingKnowsWorldProblemIndividualDutyFineSuicideObviousWhere You Are Author:Juliet Asante