And if your friends make fun of you for chasing your dream, remember—just lie.
Kathryn StockettTag: the-help kathryn stockett
Write about what disturbs you, particularly if it bothers no one else.
Kathryn StockettI may not remember my name or what country I live in, but you and that pie is something I will never forget.
Kathryn StockettTag: humor
Bosoms, are for bedrooms and breastfeeding. Not for occasions with dignity.
Kathryn StockettBosoms are for bedrooms and breastfeeding.
Kathryn StockettTag: the-help
Because ain’t that white people for you, wondering if they are happy enough.
Kathryn StockettRule Number One for working for a white lady, Minny: it is nobody’s business. You keep your nose out of your White Lady’s problems, you don’t go crying to her with yours—you can’t pay the light bill? Your feet are too sore? Remember one thing: white people are not your friends. They don’t want to hear about it. And when Miss White Lady catches her man with the lady next door, you keep out of it, you hear me?
Kathryn StockettPresident Kennedy’s assassination, less than two weeks ago, has struck the world dumb. It’s like no one wants to be the first to break the silence. Nothing seems important.
Kathryn StockettLord, I never seen blue hair on a black woman before or since. Leroy say you look like a cracker from outer space.
Kathryn StockettI'm pretty sure I can say that no one in my family ever asked Demetrie what it felt like to be black in Mississippi, working for our white family. It never occurred to us to ask. It was everyday life. It wasn't something people felt compelled to examine.
I have wished, for many years, that I'd been old enough and thoughtful enough to ask Demetrie that question. She died when I was sixteen. I've spent years imagining what her answer would be. And that is why I wrote this book.
Tag: thoughtful author-s-words too-little-too-late
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