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Roxane Gay

Ayiti

  • Noé Hernández Peñahas quoted4 years ago
    Home is an island in the Caribbean. Some call it a jewel.
  • Noé Hernández Peñahas quoted4 years ago
    Why do men always assume women are angry when they are honest?
  • Noé Hernández Peñahas quoted4 years ago
    For many years, we didn’t realize our parents had accents, that their voices sounded different to unkind American ears. All we heard was home.
  • Noé Hernández Peñahas quoted4 years ago
    Back home, he was a journalist. In the States, he slices meat at a deli counter for eight hours a day and pretends not to speak English fluently.
  • Caleb Gonzálezhas quoted5 years ago
    Why do men always assume women are angry when they are honest?
  • Diana A. Azamarhas quoted5 years ago
    My grandmother leans in to me, says my aunt is stealing her money. I listen carefully. I take her seriously. She’s not allowed to have money. She’ll use it to bribe Maria to bring her cakes and other confections. She has always had a sweet tooth and Maria is corruptible. My grandmother’s tongue, like my son’s, is awfully fond of sugar.
  • Devon Bonnellhas quoted6 years ago
    I am the devil she knows.
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