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"The Authors note is already rubbing me the wrong way. It never fails when they insert a defensive note about their writing style (that readers most likely criticized past work) the book is going to be a miss. I hope I’m wrong!"
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“All my life I had to fight. I had to fight my daddy. I had to fight my brothers. I had to fight my cousins and my uncles. A girl child ain't safe in a family of men. But I never thought I'd have to fight in my own house. She let out her breath. I loves Harpo, she say. God knows I do. But I'll kill him dead before I let him beat me.”
― The Color Purple
― The Color Purple
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