"The land itself, of course, was careless of……" — Alexandra Fuller

The land itself, of course, was careless of its name. It still… - Alexandra Fuller
"The land itself, of course, was careless of its name. It still is. You can call it what you like, fight all the wars you want in its name. Change its name altogether if you like. The land is still unblinking under the African sky. It will absorb white man's blood and the blood of African men, it will absorb blood from slaughtered cattle and the blood from a woman's birthing with equal thirst. It doesn't care."

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