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bell hooks _ Sisters of the Yam: Black
I mostly want to remind her of the recipes of healing, and give her my own made-on-the spot remedy for the easing of her pain. I tell her, "Get a pen. Stop crying so you can write this down and start working on it tonight." My remedy is long. But the last item on the list says: "When you wake up and find yourself living someplace where there is nobody you love and trust, no community, it is time to leave town – to pack up and go {you can even go tonight}. And where you need to go is any place where there are arms that can hold you, that will not let you go.
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