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“Ever since I realized there waz someone callt/ a colored girl an evil woman a bitch or a nag/ i been tryin not to be that & leave bitterness/ in somebody else's cup...”

Book:For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf

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For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf

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Ntozake Shange

Ntozake Shange is an American playwright known for her groundbreaking play 'For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow Is Enuf'. Her works often explore themes of race, gender, and identity, and are celebrated for their unique poetic style and performance format. more

“The voice is deep and soft, not a sound so much as a feeling. It is storm and wind and leaves twisting in the night. It is roots sucking deep at the earth, and the pale, sightless creatures that live below the ground. But there’s something wrong with this voice, something diseased at its core.”

Evil

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Source: An Ember in the Ashes

“Evil forges a tornado. But goodness battles in a straight line.”

Evil Good Good And Evil Ascension

Author:Caris Roane

“You know what's just as powerful as a good cup of coffee in the morning? Starting your day with some good, loving thoughts. It can change how your whole day unfolds.”

Inspirational Quotes Positivity Positive Thoughts

Author:Karen Salmansohn

“As time moves on the line will blur. It will no longer seem to be the simplicity of good versus evil, but good versus fools who think they are good.”

Evil Sin Chaos Simplicity Good Thought Confusion Uncertainty Complexity Deceit Righteousness Self Deception Self Righteous Fools Blurriness