“Fact, I specks his mammy hatched him!”
― Roots: The Saga of an American Family
― Roots: The Saga of an American Family
“Did you know dimples are actually a deformity?" he continues. "It means he has a muscle in his face that grew too short. It's kind if gross if you think about it.”
― What Light
― What Light
“She gripped the wheel and squared her shoulders. She didn’t have to do any of this alone. All she had to do was notify the society and put out an All Points Bulletin on Adam and she’d know everything there was to know about the man within 24 hours.”
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“She’d worn anxiety like a thick robe for so long that it was hard for her to take it off.”
― In Our Bones
― In Our Bones
“These are universals, as is the fear women feel during times of political upheaval that occur in what could still be called the outside world of men--whether during the Taiping Rebellion so many years ago or today for women in Iraq, Afghanistan, the Sudan, or even right here in this country in the post-9/11 era. On the surface, we as American women are independent, free, and mobile, but at our cores we still long for love, friendship, happiness, tranquility, and to be heard.”
― Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
― Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
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