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title: "1 Crossed Ocean Quotes By Grace Nichols"
description: "1 Crossed Ocean quotes by Grace Nichols. Plus more from Grace Nichols and more Crossed Ocean sayings from other authors."
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> [“I have crossed an ocean I have lost my tongue from the root of the old one a new one has sprung”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/grace-nichols/i-have-crossed-an-ocean-i-have-lost-my-tongue-from-the-root-of-the/)

Grace Nichols

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## More by Grace Nichols

> [“I have crossed an ocean I have lost my tongue from the root of the old one a new one has sprung”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/grace-nichols/i-have-crossed-an-ocean-i-have-lost-my-tongue-from-the-root-of-the/)

Grace Nichols

> [“whatever tongue we speak the old ghost asserts itself in dusky echoes”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/grace-nichols/whatever-tongue-we-speak-the-old-ghost-asserts-itself-in-dusky-echoes/)

Grace Nichols

> [“Not every skin-teeth is a smile 'Massa' if you see me smiling when you pass if you see me bending when you ask Know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/grace-nichols/not-every-skin-teeth-is-a-smile-massa-if-you-see-me-smiling-when-you/)

Grace Nichols

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