"There is, in the heart, the hard-rendering profit. As if we were plucking the leaves from the trees."

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Source : Katy Lederer (2008). “The Heaven-sent Leaf: Poems”, Boa Editions

Katy Lederer

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“The most striking feature if this map is the stark fat of the Two Roads. There is the road that leads to Life, and there is the road that leads to Death. There is Good, and there is Evil. There is Right and there is Wrong.”
“The mission of the United States is one of benevolent assimilation.”
“As far as I'm concerned, the entire reason for becoming a writer is not having to get up in the morning.”
“(T)here was a story they used to tell at home about a girl whose punishment was that every time she opened her mouth, snakes and toads came out, snakes and toads with every word. The book didn't say what she did about it, but I've always assumed she probably ended up keeping her mouth shut.”
“Some humans would do anything to see if it was possible to do it. If you put a large switch in some cave somewhere, with a sign on it saying 'End-of-the-World Switch. PLEASE DO NOT TOUCH', the paint wouldn't even have time to dry.”
“When Europe senses danger, it needs to do something to keep all the Africans at home where they belong.”

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“If you're ever in doubt, throw a pepper in the air. If it fails to come down, you have gone mad, so don't trust in anything.”
“When I was eight years old, I got a dummy for Christmas and started teaching myself. I got books and records and sat in front of the bathroom mirror, practising. I did my first show in the third grade and just kept going; there was no reason to quit.”

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