I wanted [the book 'There are More Beautiful Things Than Beyoncé?'] to be colorful. I wanted it to … - Morgan Parker

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The very advanced practitioners of martial arts never had to raise a hand. They could knock an opponent down without physically touching them, just with chi, pure power. We don't see too many of them anymore.

Morgan Parker

I wanted [the book 'There are More Beautiful Things Than Beyoncé?'] to be colorful. I wanted it to be evocative. I wanted a figure of a black woman that the reader has to confront.

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I think sometimes the stars align whether we want them to or not. And we're drawn to certain people and places for no other reason than. . . Destiny.

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And I would stop and take you in, all of you, and when our eyes lock we'd just stare into each other's souls and all of the lost time would come out in the shape of a big smile, a few tears and a tight hug that feels like. . . I don't know, it would feel like home.

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Love makes you smart and strong. Smart enough to know there is nothing else that matters. Strong enough to know that nothing else can weaken you. When you're in love, you're at peace, you're whole, and always safe. I know I made you feel at peace.

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I really hope that people feel permission to talk about their own troubles, but also to celebrate themselves.

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We kind of have to rewrite our own stories and our own ways of being free.

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