My mother has a gap betweenher two front teeth. So does Daddy Gunnar.Each child in this family has the same spaceconnecting us.

Jacqueline Woodson
About This Quote

This quote is about someone who has a gap between their two front teeth. This shows that that child has a gap in his own life as well. The person who wrote this probably believes that they have a gap in their life as well, but they know so little about themselves, their life and the world around them, that they have trouble seeing it.

Source: Brown Girl Dreaming

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