She had not learned the art of silent crying; she had not needed to.
There is not only a shabbiness about it all, but it is a resigned shabbiness--there is no attempt to conceal, to plant bright hibiscuses to draw the eyes away from the moldy walls.
Thursday, February 14, 2013
Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
She had not learned the art of silent crying; she had not needed to.
There is not only a shabbiness about it all, but it is a resigned shabbiness--there is no attempt to conceal, to plant bright hibiscuses to draw the eyes away from the moldy walls.
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