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title: "2 Robert Antoni Quotes"
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# Robert Antoni

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Robert Antoni is a West Indian writer who was awarded the 1999 Aga Khan Prize for Fiction by The Paris Review for My Grandmother's Tale of How Crab-o Lost His Head. He was a Guggenheim Fellow for 2010 for his work on the historical novel As Flies to Whatless Boys, which went on to win the 2014 OCM B

##  Quotes by Robert Antoni

> [“I say, ‘Man, you best behave youself this time, cause we ain’t never getting this mattress out from in here.’ … Berry…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-antoni/i-say-man-you-best-behave-youself-this-time-cause-we-ain-t-never/)

[Robert Antoni](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-antoni/)

[Caribbean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/caribbean/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/837/robert-antoni-105381_caribbean_i-say-man-you-best-behave-youself-this-t_18646.jpg)

> [“I ain't know what it is to be a girl Mistress Grandsol. I pass straight from child to woman without even a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-antoni/i-ain-t-know-what-it-is-to-be-a-girl-mistress-grandsol-i-pass/)

[Robert Antoni](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-antoni/)

[Caribbean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/caribbean/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/955/robert-antoni-105381_caribbean_i-ain-t-know-what-it-is-to-be-a-girl-mis_751439.jpg)

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