Quotes From "God Help The Child" By Toni Morrison

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Every Saturday morning, first thing before breakfast, his parents held conferences with their children requiring them to answer two questions put to each of them: 1. What have you learned that is true (and how do you know)? 2. What problem do you have? Toni Morrison
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In time the whole family perked up like Sesame Street puppets, hoping that cheer, if worked at hard enough, could sugar the living and quiet the dead. Toni Morrison
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If I hadn't trained Lula Ann properly she wouldn't have known to always cross the street and avoid white boys. Toni Morrison
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When fear rules, obedience is the only survival choice. Toni Morrison