"People only say I’m angry because I’m black……" — Jamaica Kincaid

People only say I’m angry because I’m black and I’m a woman. - Jamaica Kincaid

"People only say I’m angry because I’m black and I’m a woman."

— Jamaica Kincaid

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68 Quotes by Jamaica Kincaid

Jamaica Kincaid has 68 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

It is true that I am a writer, and I was married to a composer, and I have lived in…
But you know, where did the Brontes go to college? Where did George Eliot go to college? Where did Thomas…
I read about writers who have routines. They write at certain times of the day. I can't do that. I…
I love planting. I love digging holes, putting plants in, tapping them in. And I love weeding, but I don't…
The garden has taught me to live, to appreciate the times when things are fallow and when they're not.
When I'm writing, I think about the garden, and when I'm in the garden I think about writing. I do…
Gardeners (or just plain simple writers who write about the garden) always have something they like intensely and in particular,…
The space between the idea of something and its reality is always wide and deep and dark. The longer they…
There's something to be said about a slightly plump person—you have just enough of too much.
One day I was living silently in a personal hell, without anyone to tell what I felt, without even knowing…
But some natives--most natives in the world--cannot go anywhere. They are too poor. They are too poor to go anywhere.…
It is sad that unless you are born a god, your life,from its very beginning, is a mystery to you.

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More Angry Quotes

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Anybody can become angry - that is easy, but to be angry with the right person and to the right… — Aristotle
We praise a man who feels angry on the right grounds and against the right persons and also in the… — Aristotle
I think it's your own choice if you turn from an angry young man to a bitter, old bastard. — Billie Joe Armstrong
In the holy city of Mecca, violence of any kind was forbidden. From the moment they left home, pilgrims were… — Karen Armstrong
When thou art above measure angry, bethink thee how momentary is man's life. — Marcus Aurelius
In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded… — Douglas Adams
You can't live your life blaming your failures on your parents and what they did or didn't do for you.… — Drew Barrymore
I don't mind a little Sturm und Drang. When I was doing 'Riding in Cars With Boys,' I wouldn't smile… — Drew Barrymore
I am not a victim. I am an angry survivor. — Nina Bawden
A man that does not know how to be angry does not know how to be good. — Henry Ward Beecher
Never forget what a person says to you when they are angry. — Henry Ward Beecher
Speak when you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret. — Ambrose Bierce

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