People get used to anything. The less you think about your oppression, the more your tolerance for it grows. After a while, people just think oppress… - Assata Shakur

But to become free, you have to be acutely aware of being a slave.

When the judge learned i was sick and unable to come to kourt, he had a fit. He acted like i had gotten sick just to delay the trial.

I don’t want no abortion,” i cried out. “It’s probably the best course you could take now, and I’d recommend it. But that’s not what I was talking about. I said that there was a chance you could spontaneously abort, have a miscarriage.” “Oh no!” i moaned. “What are you going to do?” “Relax. It’s probably nothing serious. It’s nothing much to worry about.” “What do you mean, nothing much to worry about. I want this baby.” “Well, I can’t force you to do anything, but my advice is to have an abortion. It will be better for you and for everyone else.

And i had turned into a crochet fiend. My poor mother was the unfortunate recipient of my early “creations.” Brave, devoted person that she was, she thought they were pure genius.