Anger and humor are like the left and right arm. They complement each other. Anger empowers the poor to declare their uncompromising opposition to oppression, and humor prevents them from being consumed by their fury.

James Cone

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Anger and humor are like the left and right arm. They complement each other. Anger empowers the poor to declare their uncompromising opposition to oppression, and humor prevents them from being consumed by their fury.

— James H. Cone

A zoo is a good place to make a spectacle of yourself, as the people around you have creepier, more photogenic things to look at.

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He curled his claw into a fist. "I'd like to shove a stake up that bastard's ass."

Adam's lip curled. "Remind me not to piss you off."

The demon raised his brow. "Trust that shit, mancy.