Esi Edugyan Quotes

• Folks think a lifetime is a thing stretched out over years. It ain't. It can happen quick as a match in a dark room.

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  Dark, Thinking, Years

  Esi Edugyan (2012). “Half-Blood Blues: A Novel”, p.205, Macmillan

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• To me, chocolate was the sole reason we on this earth.

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  Chocolate, Earth, Reason

  Esi Edugyan (2012). “Half-Blood Blues: A Novel”, p.58, Macmillan

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• I guess mercy is a muscle like any other. You got to exercise it, or it just cramp right up.

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  Exercise, Mercy, Cramps

  Esi Edugyan (2012). “Half-Blood Blues: A Novel”, p.230, Macmillan

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• It's early yet. It's always early, while you still alive.

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  Alive, Stills

  Esi Edugyan (2011). “Half Blood Blues”, p.194, Profile Books

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• Ain't no glory made from being dependable.

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  Glory, Made, Dependable

  Esi Edugyan (2012). “Half-Blood Blues: A Novel”, p.31, Macmillan

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• What is luck but something made to run out.

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  Running, Luck, Made

  Esi Edugyan (2012). “Half-Blood Blues: A Novel”, p.69, Macmillan

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• It's like that, I guess, when the past come to collect what you owe.

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  Past

  Esi Edugyan (2012). “Half-Blood Blues: A Novel”, p.23, Macmillan

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• Ain't no man can outrun his fate.

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  Fate, Men, Outrun

  Esi Edugyan (2012). “Half-Blood Blues: A Novel”, p.9, Macmillan

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• The kid come in at a strange angle, made the notes glitter like crystal.

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  Kids, Glitter, Crystals

  Esi Edugyan (2012). “Half-Blood Blues: A Novel”, p.160, Macmillan

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• Canada kills any conversation quick, I learned long ago. It's a little trick of mine.

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  Long Ago, Littles, Canada

  Esi Edugyan (2012). “Half-Blood Blues: A Novel”, p.37, Macmillan

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• Of all the excellent copyedits I've received over the years, Marie-Lynn Hammond's was by far the best. Her work on Half Blood Blues was incredibly sensitive and astute.

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  Blood, Years, Half

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