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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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ain't no glory made from being dependable.

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

What is luck but something made to run out.

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

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

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

Ain't no man can outrun his fate.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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