“nothing and then selling it at triple cost to buyers in Wyandanch,”
― Deacon King Kong
― Deacon King Kong
“But we don’t run on facts. We run on stories about things. About people.”
― Babylon’s Ashes
― Babylon’s Ashes
“Isn’t it something,” Hettie said softly, “what ol’ New York really is? We come here to be free and find life’s worse here than back home. The white folks here just color it different. They don’t mind you sitting next to ’em on the subway, or riding the bus in the front seat, but if you asks for the same pay, or wants to live next door, or get so beat down you don’t wanna stand up and sing about how great America is, they’ll bust down on you so hard pus’ll come out your ears.”
― Deacon King Kong
― Deacon King Kong
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