Things I Should Have Told My Daughter by Pearl Cleage
I looked into reading this book after seeing Pearl Cleage on Melissa Harris-Perry's show. My favorite thing about this book is that these are her actual journal entries from a decade of her life. It really made me want to journal more. I really need to work on writing more. At least once a week. I did enjoy following her life and I feel like this is a book I can go back and read during different stages of my own life.
Here are some quotes that I loved:
- "I will claim myself for myself."
- "I told a student today: You shouldn't be so hard on yourself. Praise yourself as much as you fuss at yourself.' And I could have been talking to myself. And I was. And I will."
I think this is a great read for women, activist women, women of color--particularly black women, and writers. I really enjoyed it.
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