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You know what Francis said to me when he proposed, I remember his exact words. He said,

“Claire if all you want is happiness say no. I’m not going to give you a couple of kids and count the days until retirement. I promise you freedom from that, I promise you’ll never be bored.”

He was the only one who understood me. He didn’t put me on some pedestal, he knew that I didn’t want to be adored or coddled. So he took my hand and he put a ring on it, because he knew I’d say yes.

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If you are silent about your pain, they’ll kill you and say you enjoyed it.

Zora Neale Hurston (via thechanelmuse)

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Melissa Harris Perry- How black hair matters (by stephanietannerluver)

President Obama: "I'm Really Proud of All of You." (by BarackObamadotcom)

Slut Shamer Who Thinks He's Being Nice (by TheConcealedWeapon)

LMAO! Hes preaching though..

Thoughts On Friendships (by nurberxo)

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bookmania

Perhaps when we find ourselves wanting everything it is because we are dangerously near to wanting nothing. There are two opposing poles of wanting nothing: When one is so full and rich and has so many inner worlds that the outer world is not necessary for joy, because joy emanates from the inner core of one’s being. When one is dead and rotten inside and there is nothing in the world: not all the woman, food, sun or mind-magic of others can reach the wormy core of one’s gutted soul planet.

Sylvia Plath, The Journals of Sylvia Plath (via bookmania)

How to Make Bento Lunch Box お弁当の作り方 (by cookingwithdog)

Collect your life at the door.

black-poetry

Be nobody’s darling; Be an outcast. Take the contradictions Of your life And wrap around You like a shawl, To parry stones To keep you warm. Watch the people succumb To madness With ample cheer; Let them look askance at you And you askance reply. Be an outcast; Be pleased to walk alone (Uncool) Or line the crowded River beds With other impetuous Fools. Make a merry gathering On the bank Where thousands perished For brave hurt words They said. But be nobody’s darling; Be an outcast. Qualified to live Among your dead.

alice walker, be nobody’s darling. (via black-poetry)