Dig.
A.S. King
Top 10 Best Quotes
“MAKE SMARTER MISTAKES! STOP BEATING YOURSELF UP! CONTROL YOUR VARIABLES! BLEND AND STRAIN! CHANGE YOUR MIND! The Freak knows this sounds corny because you're so used to looking at hateful shit, right? News shows and conspiracy theories. Rape jokes and dank memes. You're so used to the humor of the put-down that you didn't see that you slid down a hole and into a tunnel. DIG YOUR WAY OUT!”
“You wonder why I'm so uptight about entitle white culture? It's not just that I live here half the time and see real poverty. It's not just the snack baskets in first class. It's because entitled white culture encourages those inside it to never look outside their own fucking worlds. We blow everything off because we're so concerned with looking good we can't just feel.”
“I've never understood white people who can't admit they're white. I mean, white isn't just a color. And maybe that's the problem for them. White is a passport. It's a ticket. The world is a white amusement park and your white skin buys you into it. A woman in economy argued with me about this once. She said, "I've heard this idea and it makes me uncomfortable." "It probably should," I said. Dad and I have been broke since he got cancer and sometimes he can't put the heat on over sixty-two or put food in the fridge, but we were always white and he always made sure I knew that. Which sounds stupid because how can a person not know they're white, right? You don't have to be racist to not know you're white. But sometimes you do. And Marla has no idea she's white or that the whole world was made for people like her.”
“You can do whatever you want. You've got arms. You've got legs. You've got existence. Don't waste it. Trust me. I have existence? What the fuck is that supposed to mean?”
“Because this has to stop now. Life's too short to live the whole thing underground.”
“You don't have to be racist to not know you're white. But sometimes you do. And Marla has no idea she's white or that the whole world was made for people like her.”
“The boy doesn't know what to do with his grief. A minute ago, he had a sister. A minute ago, he had someone with which to share the burden. Family - even though it was just a naked stranger.”
“I try to be the healthy bacteria.”
“You think this is crazy. You think states can't be controversial. You're reading this in your own state thinking that your state is great, right? But everyone sees the world different from everybody else. If you're from the South, some people don't like the North because it's full of elites. If you're in the North, some people think if you're from the South, you're stupid or a racist if you're white. If you're from the East Coast, some people on the West Coast think you're too uptight. If your'e from the West coast, some people on the East Coast think you're a weirdo whose parents probably smoke weed. You'd be surprised at the assumptions people make based on the answer to this question.”
“We're all products of convenience. I don't judge.”
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Book Keywords:
white-privilege, racism, white-supremacy
