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If I could bring back one trend it would be looking people in the eye; acknowledging their presence with a simple ‘hey’ or nod as they pass you by. People more often seem shocked when I smile and say ‘hello’. It brings them into the present. We need that.

— Noma Dumezweni

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If you can’t imagine yourself in one of those boats, you have something missing. They are dying for a life worth living.

I may only have three lines, but you are going to see me because I know I’m going to react. I’m going to be present.

Any time you get low, sit in it but don’t indulge in it. I wasted too much time worrying about what other people thought about me. Forward motion – that’s what I’m doing now.

See me as a human, don’t see my colour first.

I used to want to fit in so much when I was young because of growing up in a predominantly white place.

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