Flora couldn’t find the words—in any language—to explain why, despite having been an Australian citizen for years and firmly rooting her life in Cabramatta, she didn’t think of herself as Australian. The nebulous outline of it, which she
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“Stay poor like the rest of us, or climb, scratch and claw like hell to get out.”
― The House of Eve
― The House of Eve
“You run on ahead.”
― The Winners
― The Winners
“I turned my fork over on my plate wondering why it was always my responsibility to worry over what grown men might be thinking.”
― The House of Eve
― The House of Eve
“Knowing about racism and being abused by its wrath were two different things.”
― The House of Eve
― The House of Eve
“Can’t let nobody steal your joy, sweetness, or you gon’ live a miserable life. I done seen it. You show that ignorant woman by getting your education. Keep your eye on the prize. Forget about her.”
― The House of Eve
― The House of Eve
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