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Deny Quote by Junot Diaz

“If you want to make a human being into a monster, deny them, at the cultural level any reflection of themselves” quote by Junot Diaz — Download Open image

“If you want to make a human being into a monster, deny them, at the cultural level any reflection of themselves”

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Shhh.” He put a finger to her lips. “Hear me out. I cannot deny that I would've liked to have made babies with you. A little girl with your hair and eyes would've been the delight of my life. But it is you that I want primarily, not mythical children. I can survive the loss of something I've never had.…

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One cannot deny the humanity of another without diminishing one's own.

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Not to fear a person with power--to profess, instead, one's love--is to deny that that person has power.

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Grace is ours. Let's live it! Deny it or debate it and we kill it.

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