Trelani

“Lena immediately thought of Sister Gemma in fourth grade who had instructed all the students at Blessed Martin de Porres Elementary to leave a little room on the edge of their seats for their guardian angels to sit.”
― Tina McElroy Ansa, The Hand I Fan With

“Right is right, Lena. And right don't wrong nobody. When it happen the way it's s'posed to, eve'body come out on top, baby.”
― Tina McElroy Ansa, The Hand I Fan With

“The trick, Lena, baby, is to cherish yo' own little piece of earth, but not to get tied to it. 'Cause it ain't nothin' but a piece a' dust, like us, our bodies, that's gon' come and go.”
― Tina McElroy Ansa, The Hand I Fan With

“Funny thang 'bout freedom, baby. It seem to have a lot a' extra arms and limbs to grab hold a' thangs. It ain't always the thangs you want to grab holt of either.”
― Tina McElroy Ansa, The Hand I Fan With