“In the dark, you could never be too black. In the dark, everyone was the same color.”
― The Vanishing Half
― The Vanishing Half
“She hadn't realized how long it takes to become somebody else, or how lonely it can be living in a world not meant for you.”
― The Vanishing Half
― The Vanishing Half
“Won’t be easy,” he said. “Wasn’t easy for me. You know a man smacked me once at church? Right on the back of my neck. All because I put my finger in the holy water before his wife. Like I ruined it somehow. I thought my uncle was gonna stick up for me. I don’t know why, I just thought. But he told the man sorry like I done somethin wrong.”
― The Vanishing Half
― The Vanishing Half
“A body could be labeled but a person couldn’t, and the difference between the two depended on that muscle in your chest. That beloved organ, not sentient, not aware, not feeling, just pumping along, keeping you alive.”
― The Vanishing Half
― The Vanishing Half
“Her whole life, in fact, had been a gift of good fortune—she had been given whiteness. Blonde hair, a pretty face, a nice figure, a rich father. She’d sobbed out of speeding tickets, flirted her way to endless second chances. Her whole life, a bounty of gifts she hadn’t deserved.”
― The Vanishing Half
― The Vanishing Half
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