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A Brief History of Seven Killings

by Marlon James

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“Big don't mean ugly, and thin sho don't mean pretty. If a person wants to be pretty, they gotta walk pretty, talk pretty and act pretty. Can't nobody take pretty from you.”
― Daniel Black, Perfect Peace

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“Sometimes you have to grow up before you appreciate how you grew up.”
― Daniel Black, Perfect Peace

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