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“Old age is not meant to be survived alone," Man Rapadou said, her voice trailing with her own hidden thoughts. "Death should come gently, slowly, like a man's hand approaching your body. There can ...”
— Edwidge Danticat, The Farming of Bones
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“Those who die young, they are cheated, she said. Not cheated out of life, because life is a penance, but the young, theyre cheated because they dont know its coming. They dont have time to move clo...”
— Edwidge Danticat, The Farming of Bones
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“I once heard an elder say that the dead who have no use for their words leave them as part of their children's inheritance. Proverbs, teeth suckings, obscenities, even grunts and moans once inserte...”
— Edwidge Danticat, The Farming of Bones
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“Those who die young, they are cheated,” she said. “Not cheated out of life, because life is a penance, but the young, they’re cheated because they don’t know it’s coming. They don’t have time to mo...”
— Edwidge Danticat, The Farming of Bones
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