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“No one leaves home unless home is the mouth of a shark.”
― Bless the Daughter Raised by a Voice in Her Head
― Bless the Daughter Raised by a Voice in Her Head
“...women, brave as stars at dawn”
― Breath, Eyes, Memory
― Breath, Eyes, Memory
“Misery won't touch you gentle. It always leaves its thumbprints on you; sometimes it leaves them for others to see, sometimes for nobody but you to know of.”
― The Farming of Bones
― The Farming of Bones
“I believe that one can never leave home. I believe that one carries the shadows, the dreams, the fears and the dragons of home under one's skin, at the extreme corners of one's eyes and possibly in the gristle of the earlobe.”
― Letter to My Daughter
― Letter to My Daughter
“She told me about a group of people in Guinea who carry the sky on their heads. They are the people of Creation. Strong, tall, and mighty people who can bear anything. Their Maker, she said, gives them the sky to carry because they are strong. These people do not know who they are, but if you see a lot of trouble in your life, it is because you were chosen to carry part of the sky on your head.”
― Breath, Eyes, Memory
― Breath, Eyes, Memory
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