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Quotes from Maru — Bessie Head

1937–1986 South Africa

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3 quotes

Before the white man became universally disliked for his mental outlook it was there.

Maru (1971)

You just have to look different ... then seemingly anything can be said and done to you as your outer appearance reduces you to the status of a non-human being.

Maru (1971)

The rhythm of sunrise, the rhythm of sunset, filled her life.

Maru (1971)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Bessie Head (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.