3 Quotes & Sayings By Monica Mccarty

Monica McCarty is the author of the award-winning novel, The Sweet Potato Queens of Antebellum North Carolina, which was named a "Notable Book" by both the Historical Novel Society and the Mississippi Author's Guild. She is also the author of The Sweet Potato Queens: A Novel of Love and Friendship in Antebellum North Carolina and the nonfiction article, "The Sweet Potato Queens: A Story in Black and White," which was published in 2001 in Tea & Roses: Women Writers on Friendship. Her short stories have been published in several anthologies, including Black Tales: A Journal of African American Creative Writing and Macaroni: A Journal of Food and Thoughts. For six years, she worked as a food preservationist for the preservation department at the North Carolina State Museum Read more

She has taught writing at Barton College and Elon University. She lives with her husband in Raleigh, North Carolina.

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She deserved someone who could see what she had to give and would lover her for it. Who wouldn't turn away from her every time she made a mistake. She wanted to be important to someone. Perhaps, it was unrealistic, but the alternative was far worse. She could live with a broken heart, but not at the expense of her soul. Monica McCarty
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You're a hard man to love, Lachlan MacRuairi, but I do belive I'm up to the challenge."" We'll probably argue."" Aye, it seems likely."" I have a bit of a temper when I get angry."" I have noticed, " she said wryly." I can be a mean bastard. I"ll probably say something to hurt you." She laughed. "Are you trying to scare me off?" He gave her a rueful smile. " Maybe.""Well, stop - it isn't going to work. I'm quite aware of your faults." He frowned. "I didn't say they were faults. Monica McCarty