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'If a woman is worth remembering,' said my grandmother, 'there is no need to have her name carved in letters.' (p165)
Breath, Eyes, Memory (1994)
'...She cannot stay out of duty. The things one does, one should do out of love.' (p155)
Breath, Eyes, Memory (1994)
"...The things one does, one should do out of love." (chapter 17 p118)
Breath, Eyes, Memory (1994)
That night, I slept hugging my secret. (p112)
Breath, Eyes, Memory (1994)
'It is the calm and silent waters that drown you...' (p172)
Breath, Eyes, Memory (1994)
"Only good deeds demand respect." (chapter 15, p110)
Breath, Eyes, Memory (1994)
Tante Atie once said that love is like the rain. It comes in a drizzle sometimes. Then it starts pouring and if you're not careful it will drown you. (p91)
Breath, Eyes, Memory (1994)
"Do you see my granddaughter?...Isn't it a miracle that we can visit with all our kin, simply by looking into this face?" (chapter 14, p103)
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