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1 " It's not justice when the courts play in favor of the accused. "
― Kosoko Jackson , Survive the Dome
2 " Sometimes, in life, there are no right or wrong answers, Dad used to tell me. Only the answer you can live with. "
― Kosoko Jackson , A Place For Wolves
3 " The only way out is through. And the best way through something is the truth. "
― Kosoko Jackson , Yesterday Is History
4 " The line between greatness and insanity is very thin, James. Many great people actually cross over it more than once. "
5 " Who said platonic romance isn’t as valuable as romantic romance? "
6 " An apology has three parts—” I begin. “You’re serious?” Blake asks. “Oh my God, you are serious.” “The first: I’m sorry. The second: what you are sorry for. And finally: how you are going to do better next time. So let’s try that again. "
7 " It’s admirable how they can still smile and find love. "
8 " If I could bottle that smile, I would. The world deserves to see it. Find a way to use it to power a nation, release it into the world to help the victims of the Rwandan genocide a few years back. His smile could solve so many problems. "
9 " But most of all, he was Black. And that, in America, seems to be a death sentence sometimes. "
10 " Plus, as every Black person knows, proximity to whiteness helps us succeed in life, whether we like it or not. "
11 " But no, she's just a Black mother raising a Black son in America. "
12 " I should be more afraid. I know I should. There's no difference between me and any of the other men and women who have been on the wrong side of the police, who have been deemed a threat just because their skin is dipped in midnight. "
13 " Really? A government that has allowed slavery, the internment of Asian Americans, and the unlawful search of Muslims? A country that repeatedly lets Black people die and puts brown children in cages? You think it wouldn't turn a blind eye to something like this? "
14 " It takes so little experience to become a cop. But that's the trick, isn't it? Most cops aren't old enough to hold other people's lives in their hands, and yet we trust them with exactly that. "
15 " The footage will be cut, spliced, and crafted to win the police officers' favor. What's happening here might come up in the next presidential debate for three minutes. But at its core, the struggles of the people of Baltimore will be nothing more than a talking point. "
16 " But in the long run, survival isn't what's important; proving those in power can be thwarted is. Because ideas never die - that's one thing I've learned from my mom when she talks about our history as Black people. People may not live on, but the impressions they leave last forever. "
17 " I wanted to show that you people aren't immune, and your Achilles' heel isn't as hidden as you think. "
