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A lot of people refuse to do things because they don't want to go naked, don't want to go without guarantee. But that's what's got to happen. You go naked until you die.
Nikki Giovanni
— Nikki Giovanni
Poet

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Attributed to
Nikki Giovanni
Culture / tradition
African American
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