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  1. Libba Bray _ Before the Devil Breaks You

    Aww, Sheba. So you're working for Evie. Honestly, who isn't working for himself in this meshuga world? Some people just hide it better than others.
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  2. Libba Bray _ Before the Devil Breaks You

    The Voice of TomorrowAmerica, America, will you listen to the story of you?You bruised mountains, purpled by majesty.You shining seas that refuse to see.You, haunted by ghosts of dreams,From the many, one; the one, many.I am in you and of you, America.You of amber waving grain, shiningLike fool's gold in a plentiful river.I am the dream coming, yes,The Voice of TomorrowRinging in freedom's ear.Do you hear it now?Calling, calling, all:Listen, America - I am the story.I am you.I am.
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  3. Libba Bray _ Before the Devil Breaks You

    With a satisfied groan, Sam leaned back against his chair, his hands on his protruding gut. "Ling. How would your mother feel about a Jewish son-in-law?
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  4. Libba Bray _ Before the Devil Breaks You

    In her fantasy, she imagined surrendering to a dominating Jericho. She'd liked it as a fantasy. There was something wild and hedonistic about the idea of allowing herself to be taken over by a big, strong, handsome man, as if she had no say in the matter and so no responsibility for making love with him: Why, it just happened! What could I do? I was helpless! But in reality, it hadn't been that way. It had been confusing and utterly frightening to have no say and no control, like a rag doll wielded by a careless child. It was like not being a person at all.
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  5. Libba Bray _ Before the Devil Breaks You

    Haven't you been hurt?" Miss Lillian asked. Theta thought of Roy's fists. Mrs. Bowers's cold cruelty. Even the first wound of abandonment. "Yes." "And here you still are. No. The question is this: Haven't you been hurt enough?
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  6. Libba Bray _ Before the Devil Breaks You

    You see, Mr. Phillips, the truth of it is, I am so very American." She slapped the pen down on the onerous paper and slid them both toward her boss. "And that is precisely why I can't-no, why I refuse to sign this.
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  7. Libba Bray _ Before the Devil Breaks You

    Theta sat next to Memphis and watched Mr. and Mrs. Chan laughing about some private joke. They were a mixed couple, and they were happy. No one seemed to be bothering them. But they were also here in the few blocks of Chinatown. What happened when they crossed Canal Street into the rest of the city? What happened when they went out into the rest of the country?
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  8. Libba Bray _ Before the Devil Breaks You

    Evie yanked him to safety by the edge of his shirt, ripping it. "Thanks. You owe me a shirt," Sam said. "You owe me twenty dollars.
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  9. Libba Bray _ Before the Devil Breaks You

    Imagine living each day and not being able to trust your own mind. Imagine having it lie to you, trick you, tell you you're worthless or that the world would be better off without you in it. It would be like… like always hearing an awful radio playing inside your head, one that you can't seem to turn off.
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  10. Libba Bray _ Before the Devil Breaks You

    Nobody's killing any cats." Miss Lillian glowered. "It's what we've always done." "Yeah, well, I'm changing how things are done." Miss Lillian started to protest, but Miss Addie cut her off. "Very well. We could stand to change.
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  11. Libba Bray _ Before the Devil Breaks You

    This is the first family dinner I ever had," she said. "The first of many," Evie promised.
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  12. Libba Bray _ Before the Devil Breaks You

    Rest. Then speak of what you know. Show them what you have seen. Witness until their comfort yields to questions. Till their eyes cry with truth. Till their ears would hear the voices of tomorrow. Till their hearts, heavy with knowledge, beat in understanding.
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