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title: "2 Feel Trying Quotes By Morgan Parker"
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> [Sometimes I feel as though I'm trying to take a hit for the team so that other people then can move forward. I'm like, "Look, I just laid out all of my stuff, so what's the worst that can happen?".](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morgan-parker/sometimes-i-feel-as-though-i-m-trying-to-take-a-hit-for-the-team-so/)

[Morgan Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morgan-parker/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/61b/morgan-parker-6193_feels_sometimes-i-feel-as-though-i-m-trying-to_1759855.jpg)

> [I don't claim to say, "All black women are like me," because they're not. One type of black woman can exist, but also another kind can exist. I also really hope that people feel permission to talk about their own…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morgan-parker/i-don-t-claim-to-say-all-black-women-are-like-me-because-they-re-not-2/)

[Morgan Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morgan-parker/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c87/morgan-parker-6193_black_i-don-t-claim-to-say-all-black-women-are_2180541.jpg)

## More by Morgan Parker

> [It's always hard for me to find a therapist who is a black woman or even a woman of color. It's something that we've…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morgan-parker/it-s-always-hard-for-me-to-find-a-therapist-who-is-a-black-woman-or/)

[Morgan Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morgan-parker/)

> [ I liked the idea of using this mega-star \[Beyoncé \] to talk about all those things on the tiny scale of my life. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morgan-parker/i-liked-the-idea-of-using-this-mega-star-beyonc-to-talk-about-all/)

[Morgan Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morgan-parker/)

> [I think that we need to make it our goal to define freedom for ourselves.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morgan-parker/i-think-that-we-need-to-make-it-our-goal-to-define-freedom-for/)

[Morgan Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morgan-parker/)

> [“I admired how perfectly matched they seemed to be, and I started to wonder about my own, personal definition of love. Had it been…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morgan-parker/i-admired-how-perfectly-matched-they-seemed-to-be-and-i-started-to/)

[Morgan Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morgan-parker/)

> [“Writers are always scrapping one word for a better one. Regular people just say stuff, they don't replace there words ever. Its the only…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morgan-parker/writers-are-always-scrapping-one-word-for-a-better-one-regular-people/)

[Morgan Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morgan-parker/)

> [ The book \[There are More Beautiful Things Than Beyoncé?\] is quite complex, and I was worried that it would be marketed as one-sided or… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morgan-parker/the-book-there-are-more-beautiful-things-than-beyonc-is-quite-complex/)

[Morgan Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morgan-parker/)

> [We kind of have to rewrite our own stories and our own ways of being free.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morgan-parker/we-kind-of-have-to-rewrite-our-own-stories-and-our-own-ways-of-being/)

[Morgan Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morgan-parker/)

> [“...Love isn't a heart condition. It's not even an emotional one. It's just a four-letter word we want to use when we want to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morgan-parker/love-isn-t-a-heart-condition-it-s-not-even-an-emotional-one-it-s-just/)

[Morgan Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morgan-parker/)

> [“A non-fucking fuck-friend, I guess. A non-friction friend.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morgan-parker/a-non-fucking-fuck-friend-i-guess-a-non-friction-friend/)

[Morgan Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morgan-parker/)

> [“All you’ve done is remind me of what an asshole you are.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morgan-parker/all-you-ve-done-is-remind-me-of-what-an-asshole-you-are/)

[Morgan Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morgan-parker/)

> [“I am a dreamer with empty hands and I like the chill.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morgan-parker/i-am-a-dreamer-with-empty-hands-and-i-like-the-chill/)

[Morgan Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morgan-parker/)

> [“You're a writer, though. Your words are malleable, replaceable, and by definition untrustworthy. they mean nothing to you and that's what I'm afraid I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morgan-parker/you-re-a-writer-though-your-words-are-malleable-replaceable-and-by/)

[Morgan Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morgan-parker/)

> [There was something about Beyoncé that felt like a vessel, I guess, that I could kind of impose all of these feelings and thoughts…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morgan-parker/there-was-something-about-beyonc-that-felt-like-a-vessel-i-guess-that/)

[Morgan Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morgan-parker/)

> [Where I would usually backspace, I stop and say, "You know what? This is important, that I say how I feel and don't sugarcoat…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morgan-parker/where-i-would-usually-backspace-i-stop-and-say-you-know-what-this-is/)

[Morgan Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morgan-parker/)

> [“i believe that “love” is not about forgiveness, it’s about acceptance, and acceptance keeps relationships alive.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morgan-parker/i-believe-that-love-is-not-about-forgiveness-it-s-about-acceptance/)

[Morgan Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morgan-parker/)

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