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Quote by Ta-Nehisi Coates

“What did I know of loving anything, beyond a longing, beyond being biased in one woman's direction.”

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Ta-Nehisi Coates is an American writer known for his insightful social commentary and literary works. His writings often focus on themes of race, history, and social justice, with his most famous work being 'Between the World and Me', which won the Pulitzer Prize in 2015. more

“The last clear thought I have is of my grandmother’s rust-colored wall clock ticking away in the darkness of my apartment—my sanctuary where I dreamed and desired and hoped for goodness and love. I wonder how long that clock will tick without anyone around to hear it. I wonder if maybe I should have taken my grandmother’s silverware or jewelry instead. I wonder – if I knew then what I know now – if I still would have approached Jade that first night and invited her into my life, only to watch as she took it from me and fed it to some Godless thing, as my mother had called it. Would I still have given myself over to her, knowing it would end the same way, with the barbaric flicker of hope that this time she could love me?”

Love Horror Longing Short Story Halloween

Book:The End of Summer: Thirteen Tales of Halloween

Source: The End of Summer: Thirteen Tales of Halloween

“All of everything came into existence simply because it wanted to be. The big bang wasn't so much a big bang as a hasty dash toward an opportunity to trade nothingness for somethingness. The main contributory factor to the entire universe was a momentary effect in need of a cause.”

Life Existence Creation Longing Nothingness Cause And Effect Everything Something The Universe The Big Bang

Book:The Woman Who Died a Lot

Source: The Woman Who Died a Lot

“She brushed the tears from their faces and sang them a melancholy lullaby. Her obvious devotion to her daughters pulled at my heart strings, making my chest ache with longing for my own mother.”

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Book:The Beacon

Source: The Beacon