

“Had our hearts really become so numb that we needed dead bodies in order to feel the beat of compassion in our chests? Who am I if I need to be shocked back into my best self?”
― All American Boys
― All American Boys

“My son loved working in the neighborhood," One-Fifteen's father claims. "He always wanted to make a difference in the lives there."
Funny. Slave masters thought they were making a difference in black people’s lives too. Saving them from their “wild African ways.â€� Same shit, different century. I wish people like them would stop thinking that people like me need saving.”
― The Hate U Give
Funny. Slave masters thought they were making a difference in black people’s lives too. Saving them from their “wild African ways.â€� Same shit, different century. I wish people like them would stop thinking that people like me need saving.”
― The Hate U Give

“You threw everything away."I bring a hand up to touch her face,to wipe the rain from her eyelashes."Your entire life-your beliefs...Why would you do that for me?"
June has never looked more beautiful than she does now,unadorned and honest,vulnerable yet invincible.When lightning streaks over the sky,her dark eyes shine like gold."Because you were right,"she whispers."About all of it.”
― Legend
June has never looked more beautiful than she does now,unadorned and honest,vulnerable yet invincible.When lightning streaks over the sky,her dark eyes shine like gold."Because you were right,"she whispers."About all of it.”
― Legend

“What a joke! Poor little rich girl's fallen in love with the Republic's most famous criminal.”
― Legend
― Legend

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