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> [“His uncles adhered to those ancient rules of southern living, for they understood how easily a colored man’s general comportment could turn into a matter of life and death. Darren had always wanted to believe that theirs was the last…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/attica-locke/his-uncles-adhered-to-those-ancient-rules-of-southern-living-for-they/)

[Attica Locke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/attica-locke/)

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## More by Attica Locke

> [“His uncles adhered to those ancient rules of southern living, for they understood how easily a colored man’s general comportment could turn into a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/attica-locke/his-uncles-adhered-to-those-ancient-rules-of-southern-living-for-they/)

[Attica Locke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/attica-locke/)

> [“The decor was attractive and strong, but blander than she would have thought his wealth and position afforded him. Caren couldn't see the point…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/attica-locke/the-decor-was-attractive-and-strong-but-blander-than-she-would-have/)

[Attica Locke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/attica-locke/)

> [“The belief that they were special, that they had the stones to endure what others couldn't, was the most quintessentially Texas thing about them.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/attica-locke/the-belief-that-they-were-special-that-they-had-the-stones-to-endure/)

[Attica Locke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/attica-locke/)

> [“Mothering, she learned the hard way, was about loss as well as love.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/attica-locke/mothering-she-learned-the-hard-way-was-about-loss-as-well-as-love/)

[Attica Locke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/attica-locke/)

> [“When he crossed the line into Shelby County, he removed his badge, tossing the five-point star inside the glove box. It slid against a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/attica-locke/when-he-crossed-the-line-into-shelby-county-he-removed-his-badge/)

[Attica Locke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/attica-locke/)

> [The trick in life is to hang out until the miracles come.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/attica-locke/the-trick-in-life-is-to-hang-out-until-the-miracles-come/)

[Attica Locke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/attica-locke/)

> [“GENEVA SWEET ran an orange extension cord past Mayva Greenwood, Beloved Wife and Mother, May She Rest with Her Heavenly Father.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/attica-locke/geneva-sweet-ran-an-orange-extension-cord-past-mayva-greenwood/)

[Attica Locke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/attica-locke/)

> [“For William, the Ranger, the law would save us by protecting us—by prosecuting crimes against us as zealously as it prosecutes crimes against whites.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/attica-locke/for-william-the-ranger-the-law-would-save-us-by-protecting-us-by/)

[Attica Locke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/attica-locke/)

> [“Darren knew the power of home, knew what it meant to stand on the land where your forefathers had forged your future out of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/attica-locke/darren-knew-the-power-of-home-knew-what-it-meant-to-stand-on-the-land/)

[Attica Locke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/attica-locke/)

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