“She took the facts and in a natural way charged them with tension; she intensified reality as she reduced it to words, she injected it with energy.”
― My Brilliant Friend
― My Brilliant Friend
“Not for you,” Lila replies ardently, “you’re my brilliant friend, you have to be the best of all, boys and girls.”
― My Brilliant Friend
― My Brilliant Friend
“Marianne had the sense that her real life was happening somewhere very far away, happening without her, and she didn't know if she would ever find out where it was or become part of it.”
― Normal People
― Normal People
“What will happen to us?" I asked. "There will always be us," he answered.”
― Just Kids
― Just Kids
“We went our separate ways, but within walking distance of one another.”
― Just Kids
― Just Kids
Literary Fiction by People of Color
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