Sometimes people try to destroy you, precisely because they recognize …

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Sometimes people try to destroy you, precisely because they recognize your power - not because they don't see it, but because they see it and they don't want it to exist. ✨ Janet Mock (2014). Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love & So Much More, p.195, Simon and Schuster
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