Nadine

“When it come to what folks do together with they bodies, he say, anybody’s guess is as good as mine. But when you talk bout love I don’t have to guess. I have love and I have been love. And I thank God he let me gain understanding enough to know love can’t be halted just cause some peoples moan and groan. It don’t surprise me you love Shug Avery, he say. I have love Shug Avery all my life.”
― Alice Walker, The Color Purple

“But they know who Adam is from they own point of view. And for a whole lot longer time ago.
And who that? Mr. ______ ast.
The first man that was white. Not the first man. They say nobody so crazy they think they can say who was the first man. But everybody notice the first white man cause he was white.”
― Alice Walker, The Color Purple

“Er staat een nieuw meisje tussen Savanna en Geert in op ons te wachten. Ze huilt. Ze trilt helemaal. Zainab gaapt. Het maakt niet uit. Ze komen, ze gaan, ze verschijnen en verdwijnen, ze zijn niks. Ik ook niet.”
― Simone Atangana Bekono, Confrontaties

“Ron, I didn't really know how to ask for just an instant coffee, so I got us Caramel Frappuccinos.”
― Richard Osman, The Thursday Murder Club