Status Updates From Their Eyes Were Watching God

“‘Naw it ain’t, it’s nature, cause nature makes caution. It’s de strongest thing dat God ever made, now. Fact is it’s de onliest thing God ever made. He made nature and nature made everything else.’”

“They bowed down to him rather, because he was all of these things, and then again he was all of these things because the town bowed down.”

I was technically supposed to read this book freshmen year of high-school, but my English teacher quit mid year. It's time to finally remedy that

"She knew now that marriage did not make love. Janie’s first dream was dead, so she became a woman."

Jezzus...