"Nana had died when I was still a baby and Cole was three. Cole claims to remember her. She says Nana taught her, at that young age, to have an appreciation for coffee (she would give it to Cole with a dollop of sweetened condensed milk, so it was like coffee ice cream)." Chapter 1, pg. 8
"She looked tense and shook her head. 'No, baby. I've already said my good-bye to Dotty. Besides, there are gonna be people there I don't want to see. Now hurry the hell up. You're late."' Chapter 1, pg. 8
"'This little girl ain't no security risk, brotha. We gotta raise our children to know how to fight. We got pigs in the White House and pigs patrolling the street. Know what I'm sayin' Birdie Lee"' Chapter 1, pg. 13
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