Her mind traveled crooked streets and aimless goat paths, arriving som…

Toni Morrison
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Her mind traveled crooked streets and aimless goat paths, arriving sometimes at profundity, other times at the revelations of a three-year-old. Throughout this fresh, if common, pursuit of knowledge, one conviction crowned her efforts: ...she knew there was nothing to fear. ✨ Toni Morrison (1987). Sula
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