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The greatest challenge in writing, then, in the earlier stages was to strike a balance between candor, honesty, integrity, and truth-terms that are fairly synonomous for crossword puzzlers and thesaurus ramblers but hard to equate as living actions.

— Toni Cade Bambara

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"I’m available to any and every adventure of the human breath.”

The Salt Eaters (1980)

Got to give it all up, the pain, the hurt, the anger and make room for lovely things to rush in and fill you full.

The Salt Eaters (1980)

There aren't even phrases in the languages for half the things happening just on the block where I live, not yet anyhow.

Certain kinds of poisons, for example-rage, bitterness, revenge-don't need to be in the atmosphere, not to mention in my mouth.

She would not break her discipline to comfort herself in a shallow way. Would no more break discipline with her Self than she would her covenant with God.

The Salt Eaters (1980)

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