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One day you__e going to get arrested, and when you do, don__ call me. I__l tell the police to lock you up just to teach you a lesson._ Because there were some black parents who__ actually do that, not pay their kid__ bail, not hire their kid a lawyer__he ultimate tough love. But it doesn__ always work, because you__e giving the kid tough love when maybe he just needs love. You__e trying to teach him a lesson, and now that lesson is the rest of his life.

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Trevor Noah

Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood

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I forced my weary body up from the ground, my eyes burning with rage. I'd had enough of nearly dying. I'd had enough of secrets and mysteries. I was filled to the brim with pain and misery. It had taken its toll on me. It was hard to hold on to the very things that made you human, when there was nothing good left inside of you. In fact, I no longer felt human. I didn't feel anything except anger. It was time to find Kellan.

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Being tough isn__ in and of itself a bad thing. Looking back on it, though, I can see I was too used to being strong, and never tried to understand those who were weak. I was too used to being fortunate, and didn__ try to understand those less fortunate. Too used to being healthy, and didn__ try to understand the pain of those who weren__. Whenever I saw a person in trouble, somebody paralyzed by events, I decided it was entirely his fault___e just wasn__ trying hard enough. People who complained were just plain lazy. My outlook on life was unshakable, and practical, but lacked any human warmth. And not a single person around me pointed this out.__ - Miu