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Thought For the Day: I Imagine One of the Reasons People Cling To Their Hates So Stubbornly Is Because They Sense, Once Hate Is Gone, They’ll Be Forced To Deal With Pain

Posted on August 2, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain” -James Baldwin, writer (2 Aug 1924-1987)

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Thought For the Day: Children Have Never Been Good At Listening To Their Elders, But, They Have Never Failed To Imitate Them

Posted on November 23, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“Children have never been very good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed to imitate them.” – James Baldwin

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Thought For the Day: Children Have Never Been Very Good At Listening To Their Elders, But They Have Never Failed To Imitate Them

Posted on September 25, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“Children have never been very good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed to imitate them.” -James Baldwin, writer (1924-1987)

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Thought For the Day: Nothing Is More Desirable Than To Be Released From An Affliction, But Nothing Is More Frightening Than To Be Divested of A Crutch

Posted on August 13, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“Nothing is more desirable than to be released from an affliction, but nothing is more frightening than to be divested of a crutch.” – James Baldwin (1924-1987)

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Thought For the Day: Children Have Never Been Very Good At Listening To Their Elders, But They Have Never Failed To Imitate Them

Posted on August 3, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“Children have never been very good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed to imitate them.” -James Baldwin

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Thought For the Day: It Was Books That Taught Me That the Things That Tormented Me Were the Very Things That Connected Me

Posted on August 4, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“You think your pains and heartbreaks are unprecedented in the history of the world, but then you read. It was books that taught me that the things that tormented me were the very things that connected me with all the … Continue reading →

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