Cupcake Brown

“If you want self-esteem.” “Do estimable acts” ~ V, from A Piece of Cake: Memoir”

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It's okay to be afraid. It's not okay to let the fear STOP you.

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“My grandmother say you lay down with dogs you get up with fleas. A hard head makes a soft behind. Life is…

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“I'd learned not to put a question mark where God put a period.”

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“I didn’t know much about God, ’cept that if you pissed Him off, He’d getcha one day. My momma knew God—she was…

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“You do the foot work, and leave the results up to God.”

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“She talked about wanting to be a part of something, wanting to be desired, to be 'special', craving to be loved. She…

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“I was still pondering her comments, when she hit me with the bomb. She said that the only time a woman is…

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“You’ve got to learn to trust Him, Cup. You’re not always going to be able to see the big picture.”

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I wondered how television worked. I thought about how an interior decorator decided on colors and styles. I wondered, when babies tarted…

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Instead of asking WHY you had to do it, how about just thanking Him for safely bringing you THROUGH it.

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“Always remember the acronym for "FEAR" can mean one of two things: Fuck Everything And Run or Face Everything And Recover.”

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“Oh, get off the cross!” V shouted when I shared my thoughts with her on the phone. “We need the wood!”

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“Oprah got her money," she snapped. "You trying to get YOURS! No, turn off that fuckin' TV and get to studying!”

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