26 quotes
Life continues in its monotonous and petty course. Fortunately, I carry within me a world quite different from the one I live in. (p73)
Love, Anger, Madness: A Haitian Trilogy (1968)
The volcano, which for long years the planters did not believe existed, was erupting. (chapter XXXV p473)
Dance on the Volcano (1957)
"He lives in sin," my mother explained to me, "and sin is contagious." (p93)
Love, Anger, Madness: A Haitian Trilogy (1968)
Unfortunately, I was too practiced in the art of deception, and behind my mask of detachment, I burned in silence like a torch. (p12)
Love, Anger, Madness: A Haitian Trilogy (1968)
"...But what can you do time has rubbed away the full name as it rubs everything else. All you can do is adapt to the new and minimize the damage..." (p83)
Love, Anger, Madness: A Haitian Trilogy (1968)
A white public had put her on a pedestal, and from that pedestal she looked down and saw everything unmasked. And what she saw was horrific. It was a shame. (chapter XII, p175)
Dance on the Volcano (1957)