Esi Edugyan famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

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.
-- Esi Edugyan

#Dark #Thinking #Years
To me, chocolate was the sole reason we on this earth.
-- Esi Edugyan

#Chocolate #Earth #Reason
It's like that, I guess, when the past come to collect what you owe.
-- Esi Edugyan

#Past
It's early yet. It's always early, while you still alive.
-- Esi Edugyan

#Alive #Stills
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.
-- Esi Edugyan

#Blood #Years #Half
What is luck but something made to run out.
-- Esi Edugyan

#Running #Luck #Made
The kid come in at a strange angle, made the notes glitter like crystal.
-- Esi Edugyan

#Kids #Glitter #Crystals
Ain't no man can outrun his fate.
-- Esi Edugyan

#Fate #Men
I guess mercy is a muscle like any other. You got to exercise it, or it just cramp right up.
-- Esi Edugyan

#Exercise #Mercy #Cramps
Canada kills any conversation quick, I learned long ago. It's a little trick of mine.
-- Esi Edugyan

#Long #Canada #Littles

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