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Rene Saller
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“It’s in vain to recall the past, unless it works some influence upon the present.” Charles Dickens, David Copperfield Contents Cover Title Page Dedication Epigraph Contents 1
“Q: Why write about slavery? Haven’t we had enough stories about slavery? Why do we need another one?
A: I could have written about upper middle class white people who feel sad sometimes, but there’s a lot of competition.”
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A: I could have written about upper middle class white people who feel sad sometimes, but there’s a lot of competition.”
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“I prefer to speak in metaphor: That way, no logic can trap me, and no rule can bind me, and no fact can limit me or decide for me what’s possible.”
― Chouette
― Chouette
“Unlock the door?' he asks.
This family is an experiment, the biggest I've ever been part of, an experiment called: How do you let someone in?
'Unlock the door,' he says again. 'Please.'
I release the lock. I open the door. That's the best definition of love.”
― The Dark Dark
This family is an experiment, the biggest I've ever been part of, an experiment called: How do you let someone in?
'Unlock the door,' he says again. 'Please.'
I release the lock. I open the door. That's the best definition of love.”
― The Dark Dark
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