"And they beat. The women for having known……" — Toni Morrison

And they beat. The women for having known them and no more,… - Toni Morrison

"And they beat. The women for having known them and no more, no more; the children for having been them but never again. They killed a boss so often and so completely they had to bring him back to life to pulp him one more time. Tasting hot mealcake among pine trees, they beat it away. Singing love songs to Mr. Death, they smashed his head. More than the rest, they killed the flirt whom folks called Life for leading them on."

— Toni Morrison

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