“I am angry. It is illegal for me to be angry. Remember: Don't get angry. It is illegal to be a black man and be angry. Right. Got it. I will remember this next time.” — Kara Lee Corthron Copy Share Image
“Oldest toy store in the world and they couldn't pay their rent anymore. New York City real estate. Nothing good can stay.” — Kara Lee Corthron Copy Share
“I'm awful at hiding it when I'm miserable. Sometimes I think if I were better at it maybe I'd be able to fool myself.… — Kara Lee Corthron Copy Share
“I'm probably the only person in the world that feels physical pain as a reaction to joy.” — Kara Lee Corthron Copy Share
“If I know that I can do something that makes me happy, why do I allow myself to get so depressed?” — Kara Lee Corthron Copy Share
“I am angry. It is illegal for me to be angry. Remember: Don't get angry. It is illegal to be a black man and… — Kara Lee Corthron Copy Share
“In a flash, I remember why I don't care for therapists and why I didn't want to do this in the first place. They… — Kara Lee Corthron Copy Share
“That's the problem with getting your heart wrapped up in things. The dumbest stuff starts to carry way too much significance. You think about… — Kara Lee Corthron Copy Share
“Because it's like taking a vacation from real life, and real life is mostly terrible.” — Kara Lee Corthron Copy Share
“He kisses my tears, and I laugh. This is a moment. I want to remember this moment. Every detail, every sense. It's one of… — Kara Lee Corthron Copy Share
“Saturday-morning cartoon sure aren't what they used to be. The animation is lazy. Too clean. He misses being able to detect pencil lines and… — Kara Lee Corthron Copy Share
“You know gentrification is deep when a garage rock band made up of three white boys is called "Harlem".” — Kara Lee Corthron Copy Share
“I have no interest in looking at all of that shit written down. I would rather have a root canal. In 1705.” — Kara Lee Corthron Copy Share
“You never know. Somebody can seem cool and then you look in their music library and there's Katy Perry.” — Kara Lee Corthron Copy Share
