Abhishek Upadhyay
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“Where most children are proof of their parents’ love, I was the proof of their criminality.”
― Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood
― Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood

“I know you see me as some crazy old bitch nagging at you,” she said, “but you forget the reason I
ride you so hard and give you so much shit is because I love you. Everything I have ever done I’ve done
from a place of love. If I don’t punish you, the world will punish you even worse. The world doesn’t love
you. If the police get you, the police don’t love you. When I beat you, I’m trying to save you. When they
beat you, they’re trying to kill you.”
― Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood
ride you so hard and give you so much shit is because I love you. Everything I have ever done I’ve done
from a place of love. If I don’t punish you, the world will punish you even worse. The world doesn’t love
you. If the police get you, the police don’t love you. When I beat you, I’m trying to save you. When they
beat you, they’re trying to kill you.”
― Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood

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