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The Janes
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Her breath smells like she’d just eaten a diaper full of baby shit, but I manage to keep a straight face and force my lips to keep smiling.
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“Beauty is a curse for a slave girl.”
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“All my life I had to fight. I had to fight my daddy. I had to fight my brothers. I had to fight my cousins and my uncles. A girl child ain't safe in a family of men. But I never thought I'd have to fight in my own house. She let out her breath. I loves Harpo, she say. God knows I do. But I'll kill him dead before I let him beat me.”
― The Color Purple
― The Color Purple
“I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple in a field somewhere and don't notice it.”
― The Color Purple
― The Color Purple
“Sometimes I think it's best to say nothing at all, silence cannot be misquoted.”
― Sometimes I Lie
― Sometimes I Lie
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