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1 " You can be pretty, and have a boyfriend, and still be smart, all at the same time. You don’t always have to choose. "
― Nikki Grimes , Between the Lines
2 " Don’t bother about what people say, mija,” he told me. “Let them talk. They only prove their ignorance.” I know my father’s right. I also know that words have teeth. Sometimes I get tired of the bite marks. "
3 " I know who I am. That’s what’s important—not proving something to some strangers I don’t even care about, "
4 " Mom still looks at my skateboard as if it’s a tiny coffin with my name stamped on the rim. "
