Paris in April
Allan Dare Pearce
Top 10 Best Quotes
“Having something forbidden is exciting, don't you agree?”
“Well, tests ain't fair. Those that study have an unfair advantage. It's always been that way.”
“I am not a teacher in my heart," she said. "I am a doer, and all these little shitheads in front of me are do-nothings. There is racism in the world and they acknowledge it, but they sit in class listening to bullshit professors. Give me a bricklayer with a racist attitude. It is just more honest.”
“This here is Orange Crush, son. It don't get better till you're legal.”
“I guess it's the curse of our generation, having to put aside our lives to do the right thing.”
“This is the time for black people to stand and be counted.”
“I am an educated black woman in a time when educated black people will be called upon to risk everything for the rights of black people everywhere.”
“Smile! Make them comfortable with your size. Deal with their fears and your fears will go away.”
“I believe you get up in the morning and do the best you can.”
“Everyone loves a girl who can rise to a crisis.”
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