Sapphire
Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ Author
Born
in Fort Ord, California, The United States
Website
Twitter
Genre
Member Since
July 2021
URL
/sapphiretheauthor
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Push
55 editions
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published
1996
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The Kid
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published
2003
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American Dreams
6 editions
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published
1994
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Black Wings and Blind Angels
7 editions
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published
1999
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Precious (Push Movie Tie-In) (96) by Sapphire [Paperback (2009)]
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Meditations on the Rainbow: Poetry
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published
1987
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"Breaking Karma 5" and "humpty dumpty heart"
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published
1999
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PUSH (ISBN: 0679446265)
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Precious [PB,2009]
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Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire (2010-01-21)
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Sapphire’s Recent Updates
Sapphire
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“Mother to Son
Well, son, I'll tell you:
Life for me ain't been no crystal stair.
It's had tacks in it,
And splinters,
And boards torn up,
And places with no carpet on the floor -
Bare.
But all the time
I'se been a'climbin' on,
And reachin' landin's,
And turnin' corners,
And sometimes goin' in the dark
Where there ain't been no light.
So boy, don't you turn back.
Don't you set down on the steps
'Cause you finds it's kinder hard.
Don't you fall now -
For I'se still goin', honey,
I'se still climbin',
And life for me ain't been no crystal stair.
- Langston Hughes (112)”
― Push
Well, son, I'll tell you:
Life for me ain't been no crystal stair.
It's had tacks in it,
And splinters,
And boards torn up,
And places with no carpet on the floor -
Bare.
But all the time
I'se been a'climbin' on,
And reachin' landin's,
And turnin' corners,
And sometimes goin' in the dark
Where there ain't been no light.
So boy, don't you turn back.
Don't you set down on the steps
'Cause you finds it's kinder hard.
Don't you fall now -
For I'se still goin', honey,
I'se still climbin',
And life for me ain't been no crystal stair.
- Langston Hughes (112)”
― Push
“Every blade of grass has its Angel that bends over it and whispers, "Grow, grow." - The Talmud”
― Push
― Push
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