Shawne Collins

“There's no sweeter stench than the scent of a burning baby”
― Lolita Files

“2)"Even though this planet is round, there are just too many spots where you can find yourself hanging on to the edge just like I was; and unless there's some space, some place, to take a breather for awhile, the edge of the world- frightening as it is- could be the end of the world, which would be quite a pity." (28).”
― Gloria Naylor, Bailey's Café

“She may be an ignorant creature, degraded by the system that has brutalized her from childhood; but she has a mother's instincts, and is capable of feeling a mother's agonies.”
― Harriet Jacobs, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl

“3)"One man's weed is another man's flower." (115).”
― Gloria Naylor, Bailey's Café