Josephine Briggs

“White but European which was not as bad as white and American;”
― Toni Morrison, Tar Baby: A Novel

“Deep peace of the running waves to you, Deep peace of the flowing air, Deep peace of the quiet earth, Deep peace of the shining stars. May the road rise to meet you; May the wind be always at your back; May the sun shine warm upon your face; May the rain fall softly on your fields. May Nature hold you in the hollow of her hand.”
― Elena Collins, The Lady of the Loch

“We are in the twilight years of a long love affair, and it has recently occurred to me that a day will come when one of us buries the other. But, I remind myself, that is the happy ending to a story like ours. It is a vow made and kept. Till death do us part. It is the only acceptable outcome to a long and happy marriage, and I am determined not to fear that day, whenever it arrives. I am equally determined to soak up all the days between.”
― Ariel Lawhon, The Frozen River

“Memory is a wicked thing that warps and twists. But paper and ink receive the truth without emotion, and they read it back without partiality. That, I believe, is why so few women are taught to read and write. God only knows what they would do with the power of pen and ink at their disposal.”
― Ariel Lawhon, The Frozen River