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1. That Girl With Dreads *
   posted a quote
   July 26, 2017 5:31pm UTC
   Title: I'm Not Black.
   .
   .
   When people see me
   they see black.
   When people meet me
   They hear white.
   What's up with that?
   I'll tell you what:
   The color of my skin
   The pigment in my tone
   The melanin I'm in
   Is black.
   The way I talk
   The way I act
   The way I walk
   And my character someone how
   Is white.
   People say,
   People have the nerve to say to my face
   "you're not black."
   And what do I say back?
   I laugh and say, "you're right, I'm white
   Because I speak clearly, don't act hood and ain't out here callin' people my n*ggas."
   But what does that matter?
   Why is black an adjective of my lack of character?
   Why is white a adjective of my total character?
   It's freckin’ annoying.
   It's ignorant.
   And I'm more than that.
   
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2. That Girl With Dreads *
   posted a quote
   November 10, 2016 9:15pm UTC
   "It's okay. You'll be alright."
   "..."
   "A number doesn't define you. A test score doesn't define you. You're greater than that."
   "Tell that to the people who decided that cramming 70+ questions on a sheet of paper and saying I should know and answer everything in 10 minutes is a good plan to judge if I'm a good and knowledgeable person. Tell that to the people who pay thousands upon thousands to get into college. Tell that to the people who stay up for hours and hours trying to pass an exam they'll forget about the next week. Tell that to the people who are pure geniuses and have the privilege to go anywhere and do anything. Tell that to the business bosses who won't even glance my way unless I have a bachelors degree. Tell those people that a number doesn't define me. They won't listen. They'll look at my skin and look at my gender and look at the number that has graded me for 12+ years and say ' I'm sorry. You aren't qualified. ' That simply isn't how the world works and I simply don't fit in."
   
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3. That Girl With Dreads *
   posted a quote
   October 12, 2016 11:37am UTC
   Yes, I have fun with them and tolerate them.
   I don’t necessarily like them or dislike them;
   but I feel like I don’t belong with them.
   You can be happy in a place you don’t belong,
   you can be welcomed into a place you don’t belong.
   But that feeling of belongingness isn’t a sense everyone has.
   And for those that do have it, it’s like a gut feeling.
   There’s no literal or physical or verbal signs all the time.
   It’s just there; the feeling. It’s very uneasy.
   So I avoid them.
   But by doing so miss the ones I truly want.
   
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4. That Girl With Dreads *
   posted a quote
   September 14, 2016 11:05pm UTC
   I don't want to give you my burdens, but I'm willing and asking you to give me yours.
   I don't want you to fret over my failures, but I'll help you through yours.
   I don't want you to cry about my sorrows, but I will cry with you and offer a shoulder to cry on for yours.
   
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5. That Girl With Dreads *
   posted a quote
   April 20, 2016 10:36pm UTC
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   I don’t want to sleep because I don’t want to get up and face another day of hell.
   I don’t want to dream of fairytales because I don’t want to wake up and think I’ve failed
   myself.
   my friends.
   my parents.
   At the end of the day I always say “just a little bit longer okay? okay.”
   Then I do fall asleep and wake up again
   thinking about the stress I’ll have to face and and how to amend
   the errors I’ve made. All of them.
   Some may say "that’s so pessimistic."
   But when my world is spinning, it’s hard to be optimistic.
   When I hear awful news one after another and everything goes wrong and I hear another
   is having some troubles and I want to help and do everything I can
   But man,
   I just can’t.
   And I don’t know what to do.
   For myself or for you.
   
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6. That Girl With Dreads *
   posted a quote
   April 5, 2016 1:14am UTC
   I wish I could simply forget everything from that time. And everything linked to it. But then I'd forget everything and have nothing left.
   
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7. That Girl With Dreads *
   posted a quote
   December 1, 2015 9:11pm UTC
   i know you love her.. so why do you act like you hate her?why do you shun her and push her away?she says "it's okay. I'll wait.." and she waits. she tries to love you, but you still run..
   
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8. That Girl With Dreads *
   posted a quote
   November 1, 2015 7:05pm UTC
   I hate to love and I want to hate, but I hate to hate and I want to love. Never have I felt so confused and conflicted.
   
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9. That Girl With Dreads *
   posted a quote
   June 22, 2015 9:40am UTC
   "Don't just be yourself. Be all of yourself. Don't just live. Be that other thing connected to death. Be life."
   
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10. That Girl With Dreads *
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    May 17, 2015 4:22pm UTC
    I should be the leader because I'm the most anxious
    
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11. That Girl With Dreads *
    posted a quote
    May 15, 2015 8:47am UTC
    I can't fall in love again..
    I can't risk being broken again..
    I know you love me,
    but for your own sake, don't.
    
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12. That Girl With Dreads *
    posted a quote
    May 7, 2015 12:50pm UTC
    "The most important thing in communication is to hear what isn't being said."
    
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13. That Girl With Dreads *
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    April 23, 2015 5:15pm UTC
    Nothing is a waste of time if you use the experience wisely
    
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14. That Girl With Dreads *
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    April 20, 2015 9:22am UTC
    Smile, breathe, and go slowly.
    
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15. That Girl With Dreads *
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    April 6, 2015 9:59am UTC
    Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there.
    
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16. That Girl With Dreads *
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    March 31, 2015 9:28am UTC
    Don't worry about failures, worry about the chances you'll miss when you don't even try.
    
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17. That Girl With Dreads *
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    March 29, 2015 11:14pm UTC
    This day can either be remember as the day I fell in love, or... I should really create a better memory for it. They say "happy birthday" for a reason.
    
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18. That Girl With Dreads *
    posted a quote
    March 28, 2015 3:21am UTC
    Just when I thought I was over you, just when I thought I had moved on, just when I through I was closer to a happier life, I found out I couldn't be further away from that ideal.
    
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19. That Girl With Dreads *
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    March 28, 2015 3:18am UTC
    If you saw me sitting in a corner all alone, would you check and see if I was okay?If I was shaking and crying, would you comfort me?If you hadn't heard from me in a long time, would you check up on me?
    
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20. That Girl With Dreads *
    posted a quote
    March 26, 2015 9:03am UTC
    The habit of persistence is the habit of victory
    
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