Important Quotations Explained
1. She returned to the living room and poured out the coffee
for herself. She was surprised at how calm she
was.
2. “Isn't it better, when he returns, for your father to find himself
with a legitimate son [rather] than an illegitimate grandson?”
3. “Daughter, I'm not crying now because I'm fed up or regret that
the Lord created me a woman. No, it's not that. It's just that I'm sad about
my life and my youth that have come and gone without my knowing how to live
them really and truly as a woman.”
4. “Only blood,” he said, “washes dishonor clean.”
5. “Father, you gave me a real beating tonight.”
