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White women usually complimented me on my hair when I wore it straight and Black women complimented me when it was coiled. I’m sure there was a philosophical conversation in there waiting to be unpacked.
“He wanted nothing to do with this job or these people. When he turned back to the car, the hot flash of a .45-caliber pistol powered a single blast right between his eyes.”
― All Her Little Secrets
― All Her Little Secrets
“cloud of smoke, she saw Jake’s body drop to the ground like a broken marionette.”
― The First Shot
― The First Shot
“She remained so stoic that I could have slapped her, but I used every drop of grace I had cultivated as a Black woman in America to hold myself together.”
― Temple of the Inner Flame
― Temple of the Inner Flame
“You certainly ask a lot of questions for a bookseller, don’t you?”
― Murder in the First Edition
― Murder in the First Edition
“do. Has he ever stopped to wonder why being a mom actually is the hardest job in the world and not just something thoughtless people say? It’s because there’s never a day off—not just a day, but an hour, not so much as a minute. Is she sick? Is she feeling under the weather? Too bad! There’s no one to cover”
― Cutting Teeth
― Cutting Teeth
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