Standing there, I loved myself and I hated myself. That's what the bla…

Sue Monk Kidd
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Standing there, I loved myself and I hated myself. That's what the black Mary did to me, made me feel my glory and my shame at the same time. ✨ Sue Monk Kidd (2003). The Secret Life of Bees, p.71, Penguin
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