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He came to kill a weak woman, only to find he was really the prey who ran into the lion’s den.
“There was no shame in raping a black woman, but there could be shame in loving one.”
― Kindred
― Kindred
“City folk, particularly politicians, were intimidated by small arms. They preferred to kill people with more modern weapons, like poverty and despair.”
― The Lost Metal
― The Lost Metal
“The thing about getting old, Bar,” Toot had told me, “is that you’re the same person inside.” I remember her eyes studying me through her thick bifocals, as if to make sure I was paying attention. “You’re trapped in this doggone contraption that starts falling apart. But it’s still you. You understand?” I did now.”
― A Promised Land
― A Promised Land
“I loved how a book, a story, a set of words in a sentence organized in the exact right order, made you miss places you’ve never visited, and people you’ve never met.”
― The Seven Year Slip
― The Seven Year Slip
“You kiss like you dance."
"Terribly?"
"Like someone waiting to be asked.
You can just dance, Lemon. You can take the lead.”
― The Seven Year Slip
"Terribly?"
"Like someone waiting to be asked.
You can just dance, Lemon. You can take the lead.”
― The Seven Year Slip
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