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“Memories sharp enough to cut himself on - the smells, the sounds, the feel of the air on his skin, the desperate hope and mad anger.”

Book:Best Served Cold

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Best Served Cold

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Joe Abercrombie

Joe Abercrombie, born on December 31, 1974, is a British writer known for his dark fantasy style. His works are highly appreciated by readers, with notable series including 'The First Law' and 'The Heroes'. more

“Human beings often interpret lawfulness as restriction. But in nature, lawfulness is the foundation of harmony. Without gravity, nothing would hold. Without cycles, nothing would renew. Without predictability, nothing would survive. Lawfulness is not the enemy of freedom. It is the condition for existence.”

Philosophy Spirituality Freedom Illusion

Book:The Illusion of Freedom: Understanding the Limits That Shape Our Lives

Source: The Illusion of Freedom: Understanding the Limits That Shape Our Lives

“But what is grief, if not love perservering”

Wandavision

Author:Vision

“His home was filled with valuables, even if he currently felt worthless.”

Love Spoiler Alert Olivia Dade

Book:Spoiler Alert

Source: Spoiler Alert

“...enslaved people "were conjuring out of nothing that manhood that has been stripped away from them for four hundred years, they used the spirituals as a catalyst.”

Black History Black Church Black Christian

Book:The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song

Source: The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song

“Back then, Black churches were a small piece of peace. Church was a world where, even with its imperfections, the offer of equality and common humanity was the sustenance needed to make it through the rest of the week in a society that deemed them less than human.”

Humanity Civil Rights Black History Civil Rights Movement Black Church Black Churches

Book:Echoes of the Struggle

Source: Echoes of the Struggle

“For all of the alleged benevolence God was supposed to bestow upon us faithful servants, Black people seemed to have been skipped over for centuries. Yet don't nobody in this world love them some Jesus like Black people do. We love him so much, we created an entire genre of music and a style of dance just to augment our praise, because that's what King David did to win his favor. This belief is rooted in a religion that isn't really ours, was forced on us during slavery, reinforced White supremacy throughout the nineteeth and twentieth centuries, and, it must be said, helps to maintain White supremacy today.”

Christianity Atheism White Supremacy Black Church Black Churches

Book:Reclaiming Our Space: How Black Feminists Are Changing the World from the Tweets to the Streets

Source: Reclaiming Our Space: How Black Feminists Are Changing the World from the Tweets to the Streets

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