“It was a window into what women did to look good on a regular basis.”
― Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
― Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
“Comfort can be dangerous. Comfort provides a floor but also a ceiling.”
― Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
― Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
“Being more of a man doesn't mean your woman has to be less than you.”
― Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
― Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
“You don’t have to worry about living in two worlds. You live in only one world, and that is the world in which we love you. No matter what your choices are.”
― Red, White, and Whole: A Newbery Honor Novel in Verse about an Indian American Girl Navigating Identity and Grief
― Red, White, and Whole: A Newbery Honor Novel in Verse about an Indian American Girl Navigating Identity and Grief
“Her face is as bright as a full moon,
always gentle,
always changing, but
predictable.
Like our moon,
she only shows us one face.
The strong one.”
― Red, White, and Whole
always gentle,
always changing, but
predictable.
Like our moon,
she only shows us one face.
The strong one.”
― Red, White, and Whole
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