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Unbound: A Novel in Verse QUOTES

Unbound: A Novel in Verse QUOTES

1 " Outside, the stars is still danglin in the purple darkness- not a trail of ladle stars, but loose stars, runaway stars, stars too stubborn to disappear. "

― Ann E. Burg , Unbound: A Novel in Verse

2 " Even if fear steals my soul, I'm never goin coddle grown people what's got no sense of kindness. "

― Ann E. Burg , Unbound: A Novel in Verse

3 " I wonder how it feels like
to be a tiny fish
what flitters n darts
so free.

I wonder how it feels
to be the cool, clear water
what runs
without bein chased. "

― Ann E. Burg , Unbound: A Novel in Verse

4 " The Lord don't need a ribbon
to hear your mama's prayer,
she says,
n you don't need a ribbon
to remember your mama.
The things what we love,
we keep buried in our hearts. "

― Ann E. Burg , Unbound: A Novel in Verse

5 " Age don't make you old Aunt Sara says, worries do." "

― Ann E. Burg , Unbound: A Novel in Verse

6 " You keep those eyes lookin up that's where the good lord n his angels live "

― Ann E. Burg , Unbound: A Novel in Verse

7 " In heaven, Mama says, the good lord loves everybody, no matter what color they's painted. "

― Ann E. Burg , Unbound: A Novel in Verse