"There is always a place where, if you……" — Edwidge Danticat

There is always a place where, if you listen closely in the… - Edwidge Danticat

"There is always a place where, if you listen closely in the night, you will hear a mother telling a story and at the end of the tale, she will ask you this question: 'Ou libéré?' Are you free, my daughter?" My grandmother quickly pressed her fingers over my lips. Now," she said, "you will know how to answer."

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