Important Quotations Explained
1. She was
black as could be, twisted like driftwood from being out in the
weather, her face a map of all the storms and journeys she'd been
through. Her right arm was raised as if she was pointing the way,
except her fingers were closed in a fist. It gave her a serious
look, like she could straighten you out if necessary.
2. “I've
just never heard of a Negro lawyer, that's all. You've got to hear
of these things before you can imagine them.”
“Bullshit. You gotta imagine what's never been.”
3. I can
tell you this much: the world is a great big log thrown on the fires
of love.
4. “Most
people don't have any idea about all the complicated life going
on inside a hive. Bees have a secret life we don't know anything
about.”
5.“There
is nothing perfect,” August said from the doorway. “There is only
life.”
