People are trapped in history and history is trapped in them.

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"Love does not begin and end the way we seem to think it does. Love is a battle, love is a war; love is a growing up."

- James Baldwin

Love

"Love takes off masks that we fear we cannot live without and know we cannot live within."

- James Baldwin

Love

"Love takes off the masks we fear we cannot live without and know we cannot live within."

- James Baldwin

Love

"Love takes off the masks that we fear we cannot live without and know we cannot live within."

- James Baldwin

Love

"If the relationship of father to son could really be reduced to biology, the whole earth would blaze with the glory of fathers and sons."

- James Baldwin

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"She warned him not to be deceived by appearances, for beauty is found within."

- Beauty and the Beast

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"We should never judge someone based on their appearance."

- Beauty and the Beast

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"Beauty and ugliness are merely subjective labels. What matters is who we are inside."

- Beauty and the Beast

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"When we see beyond appearances, we discover the true essence of a person."

- Beauty and the Beast

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"Worry is a misuse of imagination."

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