Blanche Cleans Up Quotes

“She was suspicious of anyone who was pushing not one, not two, but three male-led religions rolled into one.”
― Barbara Neely, Blanche Cleans Up

“But given the many shapes and forms the back door could take, she was pretty sure he’d already been through a couple of them, whether he knew it or not. Was it even possible to grow up a poor black man in America and avoid the back door?”
― Barbara Neely, Blanche Cleans Up

“She was a thin, sharp-boned woman who reminded Blanche of ribbon candy—all curves and gloss”
― Barbara Neely, Blanche Cleans Up

“In Blanche’s experience, the more a person believed love was a part of what they got from their employer, the more likely it was that the person was being asked to do things that only love could justify.”
― Barbara Neely, Blanche Cleans Up