Ta-Nehisi Coates, Between the World and Me

"The spirit and soul are the body and brain, which are destructible-that is precisely why they are so precious."

"I would not have you descend into your own dream. I would have you be a conscious citizen of this terrible and beautiful world."

"You do not give your precious body to the billy clubs of Birmingham sheriffs, nor to the insidious activity of the streets."

"The spirit and soul are the body and brain, which are destructible-that is precisely why they are so precious."