“Murderers are not monsters, they're men. And that's the most frightening thing about them.”
― The Lovely Bones
― The Lovely Bones
“The past is never dead. It's not even past.”
― Requiem for a Nun
― Requiem for a Nun
“This pain, this dying, this is just normal. This is how life is. In fact, I realize, there never was an earthquake. Life is just this way, broken, and I am crazy for dreaming of something else.”
― No One Belongs Here More Than You
― No One Belongs Here More Than You
“Sometimes I have loved the peacefulness of an ordinary Sunday. It is like standing in a newly planted garden after a warm rain. You can feel the silent and invisible life.”
― Gilead
― Gilead
Literary Fiction by People of Color
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