Glamy

“El alcohol suplió la función que no tuvo Dios, también tuvo la de matarme, la de matar.”
― Marguerite Duras, L'Amant

“But Ophie had learned that the best way to survive in this world was to treat white folks, especially important white folks, the same way she treated snakes: cautiously, and with respect, whether they deserved it.”
― Justina Ireland, Ophie's Ghosts

“...well, Ophie and her mama were just the same. They knew firsthand how white people acted when colored broke the unspoken rules, forgot their place.”
― Justina Ireland, Ophie's Ghosts

“Ophie realized she had never ever seen such a thing before. It filled her with a sense of ease, and as they approached, she spun around, taking in the small part of Pittsburgh where it seemed that being a Negro was no more usual than wearing a hat. A tension that Ophie always carried with her melted away. It was the constant fear of saying the wrong thing or looking the wrong way at a white person, the inevitable consequences of such a trespass. There was something nice about realizing that there really was nothing wrong with being colored, despite what some folks thought.”
― Justina Ireland, Ophie's Ghosts