--- title: "1 Hair Naturally Quotes By Nicola Yoon" description: "1 Hair Naturally quotes by Nicola Yoon. Plus more from Nicola Yoon and more Hair Naturally sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e53/nicola-yoon-2072_african-american_since-postslavery-days-and-through-to-mo_2367095.jpg" --- > [“Since postslavery days and through to modern times, debate has raged in the African American community. What does it mean to wear your hair natural versus straightened? Is straightening your hair a form of self-hatred? Does it mean you think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicola-yoon/since-postslavery-days-and-through-to-modern-times-debate-has-raged/) [Nicola Yoon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicola-yoon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e53/nicola-yoon-2072_african-american_since-postslavery-days-and-through-to-mo_2367095.jpg) ## More by Nicola Yoon > [“I’m desperate to prevent her tears, but not because I’m noble or anything. I’m kind of a contagion cryer. You know how when one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicola-yoon/i-m-desperate-to-prevent-her-tears-but-not-because-i-m-noble-or/) [Nicola Yoon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicola-yoon/) > [“What did you get?' I lean my head back against his chest. 'Seashell necklace for my mom. Pineapple ashtray for Kara.' 'Why do people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicola-yoon/what-did-you-get-i-lean-my-head-back-against-his-chest-seashell/) [Nicola Yoon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicola-yoon/) > [“Listening to the magnified sound of my own breath is peaceful and strangely euphoric. I'm being reassured with every breath that I'm more than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicola-yoon/listening-to-the-magnified-sound-of-my-own-breath-is-peaceful-and/) [Nicola Yoon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicola-yoon/) > [“Human beings are not reasonable creatures. Instead of being ruled by logic, we are ruled by emotions.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicola-yoon/human-beings-are-not-reasonable-creatures-instead-of-being-ruled-by/) [Nicola Yoon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicola-yoon/) > [“Maybe he (or she-but who are we kidding? God's definitely a guy. How else to explain war, pestilence, and morning wood?)”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicola-yoon/maybe-he-or-she-but-who-are-we-kidding-god-s-definitely-a-guy-how/) [Nicola Yoon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicola-yoon/) > [“I didn't think you were real". "That's OK. Some day's I'm not.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicola-yoon/i-didn-t-think-you-were-real-that-s-ok-some-day-s-i-m-not/) [Nicola Yoon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicola-yoon/) > [“Almost everything in the night sky gives off light. Even if we can't see it, the light is still there.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicola-yoon/almost-everything-in-the-night-sky-gives-off-light-even-if-we-can-t/) [Nicola Yoon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicola-yoon/) > [“Once you become part of the world, the world becomes a part of you, too”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicola-yoon/once-you-become-part-of-the-world-the-world-becomes-a-part-of-you-too/) [Nicola Yoon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicola-yoon/) > [“love: a chemical history. ...The second stage, attraction, is governed by dopamine and serotonin. When, for example, couples report feeling indescribably happy in each…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicola-yoon/love-a-chemical-history-the-second-stage-attraction-is-governed-by/) [Nicola Yoon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicola-yoon/) > [“If the person who's meant to love you forever can suddenly stop, then what is there to believe in?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicola-yoon/if-the-person-who-s-meant-to-love-you-forever-can-suddenly-stop-then/) [Nicola Yoon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicola-yoon/) > [“How can he not share his newfound joy with his fellow man? And it is joy. There’s a pure kind of joy in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicola-yoon/how-can-he-not-share-his-newfound-joy-with-his-fellow-man-and-it-is/) [Nicola Yoon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicola-yoon/) > [“America’s not really a melting pot. It’s more like one of those divided metal plates with separate sections for starch, meat, and veggies.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicola-yoon/america-s-not-really-a-melting-pot-it-s-more-like-one-of-those/) [Nicola Yoon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicola-yoon/) > [“And now my life doesn’t make sense anymore. I almost wish I hadn’t met him. How am I supposed to go back to my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicola-yoon/and-now-my-life-doesn-t-make-sense-anymore-i-almost-wish-i-hadn-t-met/) [Nicola Yoon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicola-yoon/) > [“As if there were no last time And there is no next time And this time is the time that counts.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicola-yoon/as-if-there-were-no-last-time-and-there-is-no-next-time-and-this-time/) [Nicola Yoon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicola-yoon/) > [“All love ends," she says. "Maybe," I say. "But it has to start somewhere.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicola-yoon/all-love-ends-she-says-maybe-i-say-but-it-has-to-start-somewhere/) [Nicola Yoon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicola-yoon/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hair-naturally/nicola-yoon/#itemlist", "name": "1 Hair Naturally Quotes By Nicola Yoon", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Since postslavery days and through to modern times, debate has raged in the African American community. What does it mean to wear your hair natural versus straightened? Is straightening your hair a form of self-hatred? Does it mean you think your hair in its natural state is not beautiful? If you wear your hair naturally, are you making a political statement, claiming black power? 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