Quote by Mohja Kahf Download Open image ““Peeling an eggplant was like unveiling an ivory-skinned woman dressed all in black.”” — Mohja Kahf ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.6 out of 5 (3 ratings) Copy quoteShare
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Gleaming skin; a plump elongated shape: the eggplant is a vegetable you'd want to caress with your eyes and fingers, even if you didn't… — Roger Verge Copy Share Image
“That's the kind of culture I belong to: people took their child's black complexion as an ill omen.” — Junot Díaz Copy Share Image
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“That's Pete Seeger,' Joy said, indicating the snake with a nod. 'Baker beaned 'im, Dad stuffed 'im, and I named 'im.” — Mohja Kahf Copy Share Image
“You who came of age in the past decade have had eight years of a Black U.S. president, and that gloss looked good, and… — Mohja Kahf Copy Share Image
“Generally speaking, Americans cussed, smoke, and drank, and the Shamys had it on good authority that a fair number of them used drugs. Americans… — Mohja Kahf Copy Share Image
“[He] [w]ent deep into the cave where wounded men go when they walk around not talking to anyone about what's happening to them on… — Mohja Kahf Copy Share Image
“And here's one reminder: avoid filling your life with "nice" people who find racism invisible or who second-guess your every instinct on it while… — Mohja Kahf Copy Share Image
All women speak two languages: the language of men and the language of silent suffering. Some women speak a third, the language of queens. — Mohja Kahf Copy Share Image
“I'm not defending their views . I'm defending their right to have their views. There's a difference.” — Mohja Kahf Copy Share Image
“One time her father told her Shakespeare was really an Arab. 'Just look at his name: It's an Anglicization of Sheikh Zubayr,' he said… — Mohja Kahf Copy Share Image
“Juma: I'm not a woman--I don't know HOW to cook! Khadra: Well, it didn't come with my BOOBS!” — Mohja Kahf Copy Share Image
“Here was an exposure, her soul an unmarked sheet shadowing into distinct shapes under the fluids. Fresh film. Her self, developing.” — Mohja Kahf Copy Share Image
