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# Kathyrn Stockett

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Kathryn Stockett is an American novelist. She is known for her 2009 debut novel, The Help, which is about African-American maids working in white households in Jackson, Mississippi, during the 1960s.

##  Quotes by Kathyrn Stockett

> [“I say, "You a kind girl," and she nod, repeat it back to me. But before I can do another one, she…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathyrn-stockett/i-say-you-a-kind-girl-and-she-nod-repeat-it-back-to-me-but-before-i/)

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> [“When he has disappeared, Mother clears her throat. I don't turn around and look at her in the rocking chair. I don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathyrn-stockett/when-he-has-disappeared-mother-clears-her-throat-i-don-t-turn-around/)

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> [“Don't you let him cheapen you.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathyrn-stockett/don-t-you-let-him-cheapen-you/)

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[Cheapen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cheapen-30534/)

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> [“Miss Taylor says kids that are colored can't go to my school cause they're not smart enough." I come round the counter…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathyrn-stockett/miss-taylor-says-kids-that-are-colored-can-t-go-to-my-school-cause/)

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[Emotional](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/emotional/)

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