One of the great difficulties about being a member of a minority race is that so many kindhearted, … - Langston Hughes

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I try to remind myself that all of this could be over tomorrow, because I could wake up and magically be 35 feet tall and not be able to act in movies anymore.

Langston Hughes

One of the great difficulties about being a member of a minority race is that so many kindhearted, well-meaning bores gather around to help.

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I'm so tired of waiting, aren't you, for the world to become good and beautiful and kind?

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