#ill

They say it came from Africa, carried in the screams of the enslaved; that it was the death bane of the Tainos, uttered just as one world perished and another began; that it was a demon drawn into Creation through the nightmare door that was cracked open in the Antilles. Fukú americanus, or more colloquially, fukú - generally a curse or doom of some kind; specifically the Curse and the Doom of the New World. No matter what its name or provenance, it is believed that the arrival of Europeans on Hispaniola unleashed fukú on the world, and we've all been in the shit ever since. ↗

— Junot Díaz

#antilles #curse #demon #enslaved #fukú

Banks are slowly but surely lending again, and never again will taxpayers foot the bill for Wall Street's excesses. In case we forgot, that was the change we believed in. That was the change we fought for. That was the change President Obama delivered. ↗

— Rahm Emanuel

#banks #believed #bill #case #change

Donner likes what he does and enjoys being on a set. He doesn't have to do it, its not like he has to make the rent. When I get to be his age and still enjoy what I'm doing like him, I'd be lucky. ↗

— Ethan Embry

#being #does #doing #donner #enjoy

We know that Libya is still recovering from an intense period of conflict. And there are many courageous Libyans who bear the scars of that battle. ↗

— J. Christopher Stevens

#bear #conflict #courageous #intense #know

I might talk about killing people, but that doesn't mean I do it. ↗

— Eminem

#i #i do #killing #mean #might

If there's not drama and negativity in my life, all my songs will be really wack and boring or something. ↗

— Eminem

#drama #life #my life #negativity #really

Even if you can't draw, do a little doodle or rip an illustration from a magazine - these visuals will help bring your idea to life. ↗

— John Emmerling

#doodle #draw #even #help #idea

I still can't really believe it. They just told us, 'Hey, you're doing great. Keep it up.' ↗

— Lynndie England

#doing #great #hey #i #just

They may not be conscripted against their will as the foot soldiers in a federal crusade. ↗

— John Paul Stevens

#crusade #federal #foot #may #soldiers

I tend to forget what I'm doing will ever be read while I'm writing it, and just get on with the task at hand. ↗

— Garth Ennis

#ever #forget #get #hand #i