

“Her passions were narrow but deep.”
― Song of Solomon
― Song of Solomon

“I stood at the border, stood at the edge and claimed it as central. l claimed it as central, and let the rest of the world move over to where I was.”
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“I sure did live in this world.'
'Really? What have you got to show for it?'
'Show? To who? I got my mind. And what goes on in it. Which is to say, I got me.'
'Lonely, ain't it?'
'Yes. But my lonely is mine. Now your lonely is somebody else's. Made by somebody else and handed to you.”
― Sula
'Really? What have you got to show for it?'
'Show? To who? I got my mind. And what goes on in it. Which is to say, I got me.'
'Lonely, ain't it?'
'Yes. But my lonely is mine. Now your lonely is somebody else's. Made by somebody else and handed to you.”
― Sula

“When fear rules, obedience is the only survival choice.”
― God Help the Child
― God Help the Child

“I don’t think many people appreciate silence or realize that it is as close to music as you can get.”
― God Help the Child
― God Help the Child

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