"I was not only hunting for my liberty, but also hunting for my name."

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Source : William Wells Brown (2003). “The Narrative of William W. Brown, a Fugitive Slave”, p.43, Courier Corporation

William Wells Brown

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“I have performed the necessary butchery. Here is the bleeding corpse.”
“I loved 'White Christmas' for the music aspect. I was into musical theater.”
“So think long and hard about who you're spending the most time with, for wherever they are headed, so are you.”
“Still putting out the O'Reilly fires of me being a traitor and using Casey's name dishonorably, my in-laws sent out a press statement disagreeing with me in strong terms; which is totally okay with me, because they barely knew Casey. We have always been on separate sides of the fence politically and I have not spoken to them since the election when they supported the man who is responsible for Casey's death. The thing that matters to me is that our family - Casey's dad and my other 3 kids are on the same side of the fence that I am.”
“My mom said I wasn't allowed to date until I was sixteen, but I broke that rule. She found out and said, 'I'm disappointed in you.'”
“Life is too short not to do a little practical joking.”
“I'm quite a broad girl, not at all delicate. I watch what I eat to stay in shape, but I'm against diets. I eat when I'm hungry, three meals a day.”
“You do not characterize by telling the reader about the character. You do it by showing the character thinking, speaking and acting in a characteristic way. You simply show it and shut up.”

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