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“Think of it like a seed. Seeds are fascinating things—they have all this genetic information stored up inside them. They’re like concentrated little representations of a plant: all of its history, its evolution, its existence. Your mum’s
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“There's no pain on earth that doesn't crave a benevolent witness.”
― The Invention of Wings
― The Invention of Wings
“The world would be a better place if people stopped voting for folksy candidates they could have a beer with and started voting for people smarter than they are.”
― Brilliance
― Brilliance
“She rested her head against his and felt, for the first time, what she would often feel with him: a self-affection. He made her like herself. With him, she was at ease; her skin felt as though it was her right size.. It seemed so natural, to talk to him about odd things. She had never done that before. The trust, so sudden and yet so complete, and the intimacy, frightened her.. But now she could think only of all the things she yet wanted to tell him, wanted to do with him.”
― Americanah
― Americanah
“My mauma was shrewd. She didn’t get any reading and writing like me. Everything she knew came from living on the scarce side of mercy.”
― The Invention of Wings
― The Invention of Wings
“People say love gets fouled by a difference big as ours. I didn’t know for sure whether Miss Sarah’s feelings came from love or guilt. I didn’t know whether mine came from love or a need to be safe. She loved me and pitied me. And I loved her and used her. It never was a simple thing. That day, our hearts were pure as they ever would get.”
― The Invention of Wings
― The Invention of Wings
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