Some folks are forced to the edges by their difference. (...) But 'tis at the edges that they find their power.

Hannah Kent
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"Some folks are forced to the edges by their difference," is a quote from a poem by Langston Hughes. Many people feel that they have no place in society because of their physical differences, such as race, gender, age, and sexual orientation. But it is at the edges where we find our power. It is in the places where we feel marginalized that we can make a difference.

Source: The Good People

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