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"I can't control your behavior; nor do I want that burden. but I will not apologize for refusing to be disrespected, to be lied to, or to be mistreated. I have standards; step up or step out."
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"Mother said, haven't you seen older boys of your age, that you should take your rotten hands and play with my son's penis? I held my mouth, and i really stiffled a giggle. Now i understood the bloody vexation and the reckless act performed by our housegirl. She was fondling my infant part, and i knew she was horny and lost in the act."
"In my previous life I was a civil attorney. At one point I truly believed that was what I wanted to be- but that was before I'd been handed a fistful of crushed violets from a toddler. Before I understood that the smile of a child is a tattoo: indelible art."
"Note to self-give serious thought to becoming an alcoholic."
"For a man of 55 who didn't get laid until he was 23 and not very often until he was 50 I think that I should stay listed via Pacific Telephone until I get as much as the average man has had."
"You have to be happy with who you are and the choices you make. If you don't like yourself, you'll never be truly happy."
"I wasn't good company, that was true, and people avoided me, but that was all right. I was too busy dreaming."
"I can't be a pessimist because I'm alive. To be a pessimist means that you have agreed that human life is an academic matter."
"It's like the day you realize dolls are dolls. I pick up my old self and I see it's silly. A toy I've played with too often. It's a little sad, like an old golliwog at the bottom of the cupboard. Innocent and used-up and proud and silly."
"Normal? I'm not normal enough for you?' Carlos says. 'You want this guy instead? Did you notice his hair doesn't move? That's not normal. You want to date him again, go ahead. Hell, if you want to marry him and be Kiara Barra the rest of your life, be my guest.''That's not want I--''I don't want to hear it. Hasta,' Carlos says, ignoring me and walking away.I feel my face heat in embarrassment as I look at Michael. 'Sorry. Carlos can he abrasive sometimes.''Don't apologize. The guy obviously has major issues and, for the record, my hair moves... when I want it to."
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"Most of us would benefit greatly from recognizing and accepting the difference between our history and our destiny."
"I used to worry about the labels others placed on me. until I realized my limitations weren't coming from their labels, but from my own."
"Old religious dogma attempts to convince you that you are on a journey to God, then makes you pay tolls along that roadway."
"I am so grateful for the many times God has shown me the mercy of not giving me what I want."
"Renew, release, let go. Yesterday's gone. There's nothing you can do to bring it back. You can't "should've" done something. You can only DO something. Renew yourself. Release that attachment. Today is a new day!"
"To me, Hell isn't a place; it's a state of mind. It is a psychological self-imprisonment in which fear is the warden. It is a result of not living in alignment with your goals, dreams, and purpose. It is to find yourself in the endless emotional agony of, "What if?"
"Get-rich-quick schemes are for the lazy & unambitious. Respect your dreams enough to pay the full price for them."
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