The Help

by Kathryn Stockett

“Y’all think prayer’s going to keep white people from killing us?”

“In April, Carl Roberts told Washington reporters what it means to be a black man in Mississippi, calling the governor ‘a pathetic man with the morals of a streetwalker.’ Roberts was found cattle-branded and hung from a pecan tree.”

“Naw.” Winnie shakes her head. “I reckon not. Fact, a white lady might do worse.”

Terrible Awful Thing

I hope they tell us wtf she did cause damn it’s that bad

“All I’m saying is, kindness don’t have no boundaries.”

That’s what I love about Aibileen, she can take the most complicated things in life and wrap them up so small and simple, they’ll fit right in your pocket.

I always thought insanity would be a dark, bitter feeling, but it is drenching and delicious if you really roll around in it. I’d

“Don’t you know, white mens like nothing better than ‘protecting’ the white womens a their town?”

“They say it’s like true love, good help. You only get one in a lifetime.”

For women to realize, We are just two people. Not that much separates us. Not nearly as much as I’d thought.