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101 " I don't reduce, homies. The whole of me is Black. The whole of me is whole. "
― Elizabeth Acevedo , With the Fire on High
102 " Set the oven to 350 degrees. Grab flour. Butter. Salt. Dried oregano. A beer I planned to use to braise a steak.Julio once told me my mom loved to bake. Aunt Sarah has confirmed it's true, although none of the recipes she's ever sent me mention them being my mother's. I mix all the ingredients together. "
103 " I've lived my whole life having people question what race I am. Not necessarily the homies I grew up with. In Fairhill, we are mostly Spanish-speaking Caribbeans and Philly-raised Black Americans with roots in the south. "
104 " It’s wild to miss someone so much, and yet in order to care for them you have to constantly say goodbye. "
105 " I told you before, sometimes following directions isn’t about stifling your creativity, it’s about showing respect. You have a complete disregard for the rules. That’s all well and good, when you’re a professional. But when you’re learning, you need to know the rules before you break them. "
106 " And I know the past isn’t a mirror image of the future, but it’s a reflection of what can be; and when your first love breaks your heart, the shards of that can still draw blood for a long, long time. "
107 " We look beautiful and hood and excited to see the world, and none of us are hiding from this world seeing us. "
108 " The best thing a father can do for his child is love the mother. "
109 " It’s a strange thing to become a mom when the only example you ever had wasn’t even your own mother. "