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Margarita Barresi
“You boys must always remember your roots, everything that makes you Puerto Rican. Don’t ever lose the stain of the plantain,” Isa said.”
Margarita Barresi, A Delicate Marriage

Gabriel F.W. Koch
“Nine roses around the lion…God in heaven that’s the Tumbaar coat-of-arms.”
Gabriel F.W. Koch, Steel Blood

Toni Morrison
“You are your best thing”
Toni Morrison, Beloved

Malcolm X
“Not long ago, an English writer telephoned me from London, asking questions. One was "What's your alma mater?" I told him, "Books." You will never catch me with a free fifteen minutes in which I'm not studying something I feel might be able to help the black man.”
Malcolm X

Michael G. Kramer
“This stated, “Dear Mr. Prime Minister, I am delighted by the decision of your government to provide an infantry battalion for service in South Vietnam at the request of the Government of South Vietnam” The simple fact about this was that no such request was ever received by the Australian Government.”
Michael G. Kramer, A Gracious Enemy

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